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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Shon Blake is retiring as chief of the Baytown Fire |
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Department in August 2017, drawing to a close an outstanding career |
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as a firefighter that has spanned more than four decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Chief Blake first joined the department in 1976, and |
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over the course of his exemplary 41-year tenure, he steadily worked |
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his way up through the ranks of the department, becoming a battalion |
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chief in 1990 and assistant chief of operations in 2001; since his |
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appointment as chief in October 2004, he has played a vital role in |
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the growth of the department, spearheading efforts to improve |
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training and expand emergency medical services; and |
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WHEREAS, A member of the National Fire Service Incident |
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Management System Consortium, Chief Blake has contributed to the |
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publication of six of the consortium's Model Procedures Guides; he |
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is also a principal member of the National Fire Protection |
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Association's Technical Committee on Occupational Safety and |
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Health Standards, and he serves on the Texas Commission on Fire |
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Protection Ad-Hoc Committee on Wellness and Fitness; and |
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WHEREAS, Chief Blake's dedication, professionalism, and |
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commitment to protecting the lives and property of the public have |
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greatly benefited the citizens of Baytown and earned him the |
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respect and admiration of his fellow firefighters, and he may |
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indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent as he embarks on |
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the next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Shon Blake on |
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his retirement as chief of the Baytown Fire Department and extend to |
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him sincere best wishes 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 Chief Blake as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Cain |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 17 was adopted by the House on August |
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15, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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