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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 came to an end |
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with the death of Hemphill County sheriff Morse Burroughs on April |
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19, 2015, at the age of 62; and |
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WHEREAS, Morse Burroughs was born in Reno, Nevada, on |
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February 12, 1953, to Willis Burroughs Sr. and Alice Robinson |
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Burroughs, and he grew up in San Juan, California; answering his |
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nation's call to duty, he served in the United States Army during |
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the Vietnam War; and |
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WHEREAS, After attending the California Highway Patrol |
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Academy in the mid-1970s, Mr. Burroughs worked in California for |
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several years before moving to Texas, where he served with the Dumas |
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Police Department from 1983 until 1987; he went on to serve with the |
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Pampa Police Department from 1990 until 1997, and then with the Gray |
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County Sheriff's Office until 2004; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2005, Mr. Burroughs became the chief deputy in |
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the Hemphill County Sheriff's Office, and he was appointed sheriff |
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in 2011 before winning the office in an election the following year; |
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he also served his community as a member of the board of directors |
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of Tralee Crisis Center in Pampa and as a member of the Canadian |
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Lions Club; at the time of his death, Sheriff Burroughs was planning |
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to run for reelection; and |
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WHEREAS, Admired for his kindness, generosity, and |
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integrity, Morse Burroughs will long be remembered with respect and |
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gratitude by the community he served so well, and he leaves behind a |
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record of service that his loved ones can remember with pride; 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 pay tribute to the life of Morse Burroughs and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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brother, Willis Burroughs Jr., and his wife, Sharon; to his sister, |
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Christine Lewis; to his nephews, Gregory and Kirk Burroughs; to his |
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nieces, Leigh Ann Collins and Natasha Burroughs; and to his other |
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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 Sheriff |
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Burroughs. |
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King of Hemphill |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2544 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 21, 2015. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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