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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Skyler Barker has been presented with the 2016 Chief |
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Floyd Simpson Police Officer of the Year award by the Kiwanis Club |
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of Corpus Christi; and |
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WHEREAS, A former marine and a four-year veteran of the |
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Corpus Christi Police Department, Skyler Barker was appointed last |
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year to the SWAT team and the Honor Guard; he was recognized by the |
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Kiwanis Club for such outstanding efforts as making numerous drug |
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and gun arrests and seizures, assisting detectives in a missing |
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persons investigation, and leading crisis negotiations; in |
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addition to conferring on him the Police Officer of the Year award, |
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the Kiwanis Club designated him as Operations Bureau Officer of the |
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Year; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of 2016, this esteemed law |
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enforcement professional was also twice selected as Officer of the |
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Month for the Charlie district, and he earned six letters of |
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recognition; in all his endeavors, he is supported by the love and |
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encouragement of his wife, Michelle; and |
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WHEREAS, Admired for his courage, expertise, and unwavering |
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dedication to duty, Officer Skyler Barker exemplifies the highest |
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standards of his vocation, and he is indeed deserving of this |
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prestigious recognition; 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 Skyler Barker on receiving the 2016 |
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Chief Floyd Simpson Police Officer of the Year award from the |
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Kiwanis Club of Corpus Christi and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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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 Officer Barker as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Herrero |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1979 was adopted by the House on May |
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19, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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