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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family, friends, and colleagues are joined by |
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citizens across Texas in mourning the tragic loss of Assistant |
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Chief Deputy Clinton Greenwood of the Harris County Precinct 3 |
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Constable's Office, who died on April 3, 2017, at the age of 57; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Houston, Clint Greenwood was born on |
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December 22, 1959, to George and Mary Katherine Greenwood; he |
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attended Rice University, where he played on the Owls football team |
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and earned his bachelor's degree in 1983, and he earned a juris |
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doctor degree from South Texas College of Law in 1986; he began his |
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career with the Harris County District Attorney's Office, and in |
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1989, he established a law practice focused on representing police |
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officers in criminal matters; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2009, after operating the firm for two decades, |
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Mr. Greenwood was hired as the police integrity division chief of |
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the Harris County District Attorney's Office; four years later, he |
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transferred to the Harris County Sheriff's Office, where he served |
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as commander of the Office of Inspector General and the Internal |
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Affairs and General Investigations Divisions; his superb |
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performance in those roles led to his appointment as assistant |
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chief deputy with the Harris County Precinct 3 Constable's Office |
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on January 1, 2017; a graduate of the FBI National Academy, he also |
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gave back to the law enforcement community as an instructor at the |
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Houston Police Academy, the Texas Department of Public Safety |
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Academy, and several other agencies across the country; and |
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WHEREAS, Chief Greenwood enjoyed a rewarding family life with |
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his wife, Leatha, and four children, Charles, Timothy, Catherine, |
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and Lauren; and |
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WHEREAS, Although tragedy has brought an untimely end to a |
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life of honorable public service, Clint Greenwood will long be |
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remembered for his devotion to his loved ones, his contributions as |
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both an attorney and a peace officer, and his longtime dedication to |
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the people of Harris County; 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 Assistant Chief |
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Deputy Clinton Greenwood and extend heartfelt condolences to his |
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family, his friends, and his fellow officers; 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 Clinton |
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Greenwood. |