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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Commander Gomecindo Lopez retired from the El Paso |
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County Sheriff's Office in January 2015, drawing to a close a |
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notable career in law enforcement that spanned nearly three |
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decades; and |
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WHEREAS, A 1979 graduate of Fabens High School, Commander |
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Lopez joined the sheriff's office in September 1985 as a detention |
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officer, becoming one of the first floor control officers and |
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special response team members in the department's detention |
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facility; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of his exemplary 29-year tenure, |
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Commander Lopez was promoted to positions of increasing |
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responsibility, becoming a deputy sheriff, a detective, and a |
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deputy sergeant; and |
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WHEREAS, Promoted to deputy lieutenant in 2005, this |
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outstanding peace officer was manager of the Commission on |
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Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies in the administrative |
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section of the sheriff's office, and in 2008, he was promoted to |
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commander of the special operations bureau; he later moved to the |
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internal affairs bureau, from with he retired, having previously |
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served with distinction in the patrol and criminal investigation |
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divisions; and |
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WHEREAS, Commander Lopez received his master peace officer's |
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certification from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer |
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Standards and Education, and he holds a bachelor's degree in |
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management and human resources from Park University; he is also a |
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2000 graduate of the FBI National Academy; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Commander Lopez has enjoyed |
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the love and support of his wife, Lupe Lopez, as well as that of his |
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five children and four grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Commander Lopez's dedication and professionalism |
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have greatly benefited the citizens of El Paso County and earned him |
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the respect and admiration of his fellow officers, and he may indeed |
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reflect with pride on a career well spent as he embarks on the next |
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exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Commander Gomecindo Lopez on his |
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retirement from the El Paso County Sheriff's Office and extend to |
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him sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Commander Lopez as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |