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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sorrow felt at |
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the loss of Senior Deputy Jessica Hollis of the Travis County |
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Sheriff's Office, who died in the line of duty on September 19, |
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2014, at the age of 35; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in San Antonio on April 21, 1979, the former |
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Jessica Laura Wright graduated from Winston Churchill High School |
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in 1997 and went on to attend Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi |
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and to study marine biology at Texas State University-San Marcos; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, While serving as emergency medical technicians in |
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San Antonio, she and her colleague Ricky Hollis fell in love, and |
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they continued to work together as paramedics in Calhoun County for |
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five years; the couple moved to Austin following their acceptance |
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into the Austin Police Academy and became only the second married |
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couple to graduate from the academy; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Hollis went on to work for the Austin Police |
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Department and the Travis County Parks Department, and she was |
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eventually recruited by the Travis County Sheriff's Office; over |
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the course of her seven-year tenure there, she served with great |
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distinction as a patrol officer, a field training officer, a vice |
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officer, and a senior deputy sheriff; in addition, she earned |
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certification as a master scuba diver and was recognized with the |
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Unit Citation Award for her efforts with the department's |
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Underwater Recovery Team; moreover, she was nominated as the 2010 |
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Officer of the Year by the American Legion; and |
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WHEREAS, Above all else, Ms. Hollis found true fulfillment in |
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moments shared with her loved ones; she delighted in traveling and |
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diving with her son, Mason, and she and her mother, Vicki, nurtured |
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their close bond through volunteering at animal rescue shelters and |
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browsing in vintage shops; and |
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WHEREAS, Jessica Hollis upheld the highest standards of her |
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profession, and although she will be deeply missed, those who were |
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privileged to share in the richness of her life will forever cherish |
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their memories of her warmth, her generosity, and her profound |
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commitment to public service; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Senior Deputy Jessica |
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Hollis and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: |
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to her husband, Ricky Hollis; to her son, Mason Hollis; to her |
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mother, Vicki Wright; to her stepfather, Bill Wright, and his |
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partner, Eva Lee; to her father, Rick Hall, and his wife, Dale |
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Freeman; to her siblings, Wade Wright, Crystal Fulfer and her |
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husband, Weston, Katherine Lively and her husband, Billy, and |
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Taylor Hall and his wife, Bianca; to her grandmother, Jessie Hall; |
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to her mother-in-law, Melody Hollis; and to her other relatives and |
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many friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jessica |
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Hollis. |