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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lieutenant Dennis Stanek retired from the West |
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University Place Fire Department on January 11, 2017, after 43 |
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years of dedicated public service; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of West University Place, Dennis Stanek |
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began his exemplary tenure with the department on July 1, 1973; he |
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started out as a firefighter and was quickly promoted, earning the |
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rank of lieutenant in 1976; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of his outstanding career, |
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Lieutenant Stanek worked tirelessly in support of the fire |
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department's mission to protect lives and property; he was one of |
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the first paramedics in the department, and he was instrumental in |
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providing the city with its first ambulances, built out of |
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converted vans; and |
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WHEREAS, Dennis Stanek greatly benefited the residents of |
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West University Place through his professionalism and devotion to |
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public safety, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his |
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exceptional record of achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Lieutenant Dennis Stanek on the |
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occasion of his retirement from the West University Place Fire |
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Department and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Lieutenant Stanek as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |