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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Sheriff Dennis D. Wilson of Limestone County was |
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installed as president of the Sheriffs' Association of Texas in |
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July 2016, and this is a fitting opportunity to celebrate his |
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four-decade career in law enforcement; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Limestone County, Sheriff Wilson |
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graduated from Groesbeck High School in 1973, attended Cisco Junior |
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College and Navarro Junior College, and graduated from the Heart of |
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Texas Council of Governments Police Academy in 1976; and |
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WHEREAS, This veteran peace officer began his career with the |
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Limestone County Sheriff's Department in 1975 as a deputy sheriff; |
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over the years, he rose steadily through the ranks, eventually |
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becoming a captain in the Criminal Investigations Division; from |
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November 1999 to December 2000, he was an investigator for the |
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district attorney's office, and he has been sheriff of Limestone |
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County since January 1, 2001; and |
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WHEREAS, A leader in his profession, Sheriff Wilson is a life |
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member of the Texas Jail Association and the Sheriffs' Association |
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of Texas and a member of the American Jail Association, the National |
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Sheriffs' Association, and the Texas District and County Attorneys |
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Association; he is licensed as a master peace officer, and in 2005, |
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he received the Bert Ford Commendation from the Texas Alcoholic |
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Beverage Commission; in 2013 he was appointed to the Texas |
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Commission on Jail Standards by Governor Rick Perry, and in 2016 he |
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was reappointed to the commission by Governor Greg Abbott; and |
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WHEREAS, Sheriff Wilson is also a member and past president |
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of the Groesbeck Lions Club, a member and past master of Groesbeck |
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Masonic Lodge No. 354, and a member of the Centex Citizens Credit |
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Union board; and |
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WHEREAS, Sheriff Wilson's dedication to the highest |
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standards of his profession has greatly benefited the citizens of |
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Limestone County and earned the respect of law enforcement officers |
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throughout the Lone Star State, and his knowledge and experience |
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make him an ideal choice to lead the Sheriffs' Association of Texas; |
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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 congratulate Dennis Wilson on his installation |
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as president of the Sheriffs' Association of Texas and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Sheriff Wilson as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |