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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life dedicated to public service has drawn to a |
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close with the passing of longtime peace officer Patrick Wierzba of |
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Leander on March 11, 2015, at the age of 63; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Milwaukee to Eugene and Beverly Wierzba, |
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Patrick Wierzba received his education in Wisconsin, earning a |
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master's degree; he began his 38-year career in law enforcement as a |
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member of the Milwaukee Police Department, where he worked for |
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nearly three decades; Mr. Wierzba retired from the department as a |
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member of the command staff at the rank of lieutenant; and |
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WHEREAS, After moving to Texas, Patrick Wierzba served for 11 |
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years with the Cedar Park Police Department, where he was the |
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well-respected head of the community services division; Lieutenant |
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Wierzba was active in the Cedar Park Chaplains program, and he and |
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his wife, Monica, were likewise involved in the police department's |
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citizen volunteer program; he retired again in 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, A loving husband and father and an exemplary law |
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officer, Patrick Wierzba leaves behind a record of service and |
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integrity that will continue to inspire all who knew and loved him; |
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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 memory of Patrick Wierzba and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Monica Brugh; to his son, Benjamin Wierzba; to his stepson, |
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Corey Brugh; to his grandchildren, Cailyn, Ella, and Tobin; to his |
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sister, Nancy Wierzba; and to his other relatives and many friends; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Patrick |
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Wierzba. |