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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Karen Monk of Sour Lake showed remarkable bravery |
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and presence of mind when she made a phone call that helped law |
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enforcement officials in Galveston to apprehend a notorious |
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kidnapping and murder suspect; and |
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WHEREAS, Early on the morning of September 13, 2014, an |
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18-year-old woman at the University of Virginia went missing in |
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Charlottesville; according to witnesses and video surveillance |
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footage, she was last seen with a former hospital worker; after |
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being questioned by police, he disappeared and became the subject |
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of a nationwide manhunt, charged with abduction; and |
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WHEREAS, On September 24, Karen Monk, a single mother and |
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college student from Sour Lake, Texas, decided to take a break from |
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her studies and relax on the beach on the Bolivar Peninsula in |
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Galveston County; there, she saw a man camping on the beach whom she |
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recognized from news reports as the suspect in the student's |
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disappearance; and |
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WHEREAS, Acting without hesitation, Ms. Monk called the |
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Galveston County Sheriff's Office and waited for the arrival of a |
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deputy, who arrested the man; the suspect was extradited to |
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Virginia, where in the time since his arrest, the victim's body was |
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discovered, and the suspect was indicted in her abduction and |
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murder; and |
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WHEREAS, By quickly alerting the authorities, Ms. Monk |
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helped the police bring a potentially dangerous suspect to justice, |
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and she may indeed take great pride in her achievement; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Karen Monk for her critical assistance |
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in the capture of a fugitive and extend to her sincere best wishes |
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for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Monk as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |