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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Chief Darrell Lamond Allen of the Marlin Police |
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Department was posthumously honored with the Star of Texas Award on |
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September 12, 2016; and |
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WHEREAS, Established by the 78th Texas Legislature in 2003, |
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the Star of Texas Awards annually recognize first responders who |
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have been seriously injured or killed in the line of duty; |
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recipients are selected by three advisory committees appointed by |
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the governor; and |
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WHEREAS, Chief Allen passed away on November 10, 2015, at the |
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age of 43, after succumbing to injuries sustained while attempting |
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to arrest a man in a club in Temple; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Galveston on January 17, 1972, to Lee and |
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Jeweline Allen, Darrell Allen graduated from Texas City High School |
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in 1990 and went on to earn an associate degree in criminal justice |
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from McLennan Community College in Waco; he later furthered his |
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education at Tarleton State University, where he completed a |
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bachelor's degree in criminal justice in 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, Chief Allen began his career in 1994 with the |
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Galveston County Sheriff's Office, and during his 21 years as a |
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peace officer, he served with the Alvin Independent School |
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District, the Hitchcock, Danbury, Arcola, and Lott Police |
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Departments, and the Constable's Office for Precinct 6 in Houston; |
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after accepting a position with the Marlin Police Department in |
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2005, he quickly rose through the ranks and was named assistant |
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chief in 2006; he became chief of police in 2009, and in that role, |
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he worked tirelessly to improve police-community relations and |
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juvenile safety in the Marlin area; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted family man, Chief Allen was the proud |
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father of 10 children, Issac, DarraMeisha, Jasey, Erin, Andrew, |
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Sheldon, Derrick, Josselyn, Jazzmin, and Melissa, and he was |
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further blessed with 6 treasured grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Texans owe an immense debt of gratitude to the men |
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and women of the law enforcement profession who willingly place |
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themselves in harm's way to protect and serve the public, and the |
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presentation of a Star of Texas Award in honor of Darrell Allen |
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ensures that his dedication and sacrifice will not be forgotten; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Chief Darrell Lamond |
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Allen and commemorate his posthumous receipt of a Star of Texas |
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Award; 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 Darrell |
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Lamond Allen. |