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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Words cannot express the sorrow felt at the loss of |
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Fort Bend County Constable Ruben Davis, who died on October 18, |
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2016, at the age of 61; and |
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WHEREAS, Ruben George Davis Jr. was born in Houston on August |
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18, 1955, to Ruben George Davis Sr. and Lola Mae Bolton Davis; after |
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graduating from Worthing High School, he attended the Houston |
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Police Department Academy, where he met his future wife, Sharon Ann |
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Sherman; the couple were married in 1976, and they became the proud |
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parents of two daughters, Robin Davis and the late Traneka Michelle |
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Davis; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Davis began his career in law enforcement as a |
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member of the Houston Police Department, where he served for 21 |
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years before retiring at the rank of senior supervisor; in 1996, he |
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was elected as the Fort Bend County constable for Precinct 2, and he |
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continued to hold that office for the next two decades, carrying out |
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his duties with skill and integrity until his passing; and |
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WHEREAS, Constable Davis earned his bachelor's degree in |
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criminal justice from the University of Houston and his master's |
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degree in counseling from Prairie View A&M University; certified as |
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a master peace officer, police academy and D.A.R.E. instructor, and |
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crime prevention specialist, he taught criminal justice as an |
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adjunct instructor for the Houston Community College System; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan constantly sought out ways in |
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which he might give back to his community and his profession; he |
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founded the Community Council of Fort Bend, and he served on the |
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Fort Bend County Criminal Justice Grant Board, the University of |
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Houston System at Sugar Land Advisory Board, and the National |
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Diversity Forum Board; he was also a past president of the Houston |
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Chapter of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement |
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Executives and a board member of the African American Police |
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Officers League, the Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, |
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and the Fort Bend County YMCA; and |
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WHEREAS, A loving husband and father, a man of deep religious |
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faith, and an exemplary public servant, Ruben Davis leaves behind |
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an example of devotion to duty and compassion for others that will |
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continue to inspire all those who knew and loved him; now, |
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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 memory of Ruben George Davis |
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Jr. and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family and |
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to his many 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 Ruben |
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George Davis Jr. |
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Reynolds |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 243 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on February 23, 2017. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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