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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The citizens of Corpus Christi lost an admired |
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public servant with the untimely death of Corpus Christi Chief of |
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Police Floyd D. Simpson on May 3, 2015, at the age of 51; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Chicago on September 19, 1963, Floyd Simpson |
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earned a bachelor's degree from Western Illinois University and a |
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master's degree in business administration from Amber University; |
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he was also a graduate of the Police Executive Research Forum Senior |
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Management Institute, the FBI National Academy, and the Law |
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Enforcement Management Institute of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Before taking charge of the department in Corpus |
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Christi, Chief Simpson served more than 25 years with the Dallas |
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Police Department, where his duties included management of the |
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patrol and administration bureaus as well as oversight of the |
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department's police academies and hiring process; he retired in |
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2012, at the rank of assistant chief; and |
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WHEREAS, On March 12, 2012, this veteran law enforcement |
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professional became the 22nd chief of police in Corpus Christi, and |
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the first African American to lead the department; under his |
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leadership, crime in the city decreased for three consecutive years |
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and traffic-related fatalities were the lowest in two decades; he |
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worked to ensure transparency in police matters, and he was also |
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making great strides in his commitment to bolster department pride, |
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instituting official ceremonies for officers receiving promotions |
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and other department activities; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to his professional duties, Chief |
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Simpson was engaged in civic affairs as well; he organized a charity |
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motorcycle ride in Dallas with his riding club, the Iron Knights, to |
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raise money for children with sickle cell anemia; an avid runner |
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with four marathons to his credit, he was also a member of the |
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executive committee of the Special Olympics Texas Law Enforcement |
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Torch Run; in 2013, he received the President's Award from the NAACP |
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at the 43rd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Fund Banquet; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Simpson shared 27 rewarding years with his wife, |
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Tanya, and he was a devoted father to his four children, Amber, |
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Lauren, Journee, and Jaylen; and |
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WHEREAS, Although he had only been in Corpus Christi for |
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three years, Chief Simpson quickly made a name for himself in the |
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community, earning the admiration and affection of a great many |
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people and implementing a vision for the department that will |
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continue to resonate for years to come; 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 Corpus Christi Chief |
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of Police Floyd D. Simpson and extend sincere condolences to the |
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members of his family: to his wife, Tanya Simpson; to his children, |
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Amber Simpson, Lauren Simpson, Journee Simpson, and Jaylen Little; |
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and to his other relatives and friends; 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 Floyd |
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Simpson. |