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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Deputy Joseph A. Cheatham has rendered exemplary |
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service to the citizens of Texas during his 50-year career in law |
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enforcement; and |
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WHEREAS, Joseph Cheatham was only 19 years of age when he |
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joined the Dallas Police Department in 1967, and he went on to work |
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35 years with the agency, including a quarter century of service as |
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a motorcycle officer; highly respected by his peers and the public |
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alike, he was the recipient of a number of honors and in 1983 was |
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presented with both a Life Saving Award and a Police Commendation; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, This veteran peace officer concluded his service |
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with the Dallas Police Department in 2002 and then began a five-year |
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tenure as chief of police with the City of Calvert; he has spent the |
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last decade as a patrol sergeant with the Robertson County |
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Sheriff's Office, and on May 28, 2017, he is officially marking his |
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50th year of police work; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout a full half century in uniform, Joseph |
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Cheatham has fulfilled the duties of his profession with the |
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highest level of dedication and integrity, and he may indeed |
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reflect with pride on his many achievements as he celebrates this |
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special milestone; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Deputy Joseph A. Cheatham for 50 years of |
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service as a law enforcement professional and extend to him sincere |
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best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Deputy Cheatham as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |