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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 378
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In Memory |
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of |
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Stanley Keith Guffey |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Horseshoe Bay in commemorating the life of Texas |
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Ranger Stanley Keith Guffey, who died while serving in the line |
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of duty in 1987; and |
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WHEREAS, Three decades ago, Texas Rangers Stanley Guffey |
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and John Aycock volunteered to hide in the back of a vehicle that |
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was being provided to kidnapper Brent Beeler as part of a ransom |
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negotiation; and |
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WHEREAS, Brent Beeler, a wanted parolee from Houston, had |
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barricaded himself inside a house, and he was holding captive |
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Kara Leigh-Ann Whitehead, the two-year-old daughter of local |
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ranchers Bill and Leigh Whitehead, and the housekeeper, Denise |
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Johnson; after taking the life of Denise Johnson, the kidnapper |
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had demanded a vehicle and $30,000; and |
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WHEREAS, Upon entering the car provided by law enforcement |
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and encountering the Texas Rangers in the vehicle, Brent Beeler |
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fired his weapon, and Ranger Guffey was mortally wounded; Ranger |
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Aycock shot and killed the kidnapper, and Kara was removed from |
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harm's way and returned to her family; both Texas Rangers were |
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honored with a Medal of Valor for their courageous actions; and |
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WHEREAS, Although it has been 30 years since Ranger Guffey |
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made the ultimate sacrifice, he is still remembered for his valor |
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and selflessness and for helping to save the life of a precious |
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child; as a tribute to his life and sacrifice, the Horseshoe Bay |
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community gathered for a memorial service in his honor on January |
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21, 2017; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life and legacy of Texas |
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Ranger Stanley Keith Guffey; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in his |
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honor as an expression of highest regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Buckingham |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 6, 2017, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |