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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 798
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WHEREAS, Captain Game Warden Brad Chappell is retiring |
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from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department on June 30, 2017, |
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drawing to a close an exceptional career in public service that |
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has spanned more than three decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Brad Chappell enrolled in the 40th cadet class at |
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the Texas Game Warden Academy in 1986; after graduating, he was |
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assigned to Sabine County, where he distinguished himself with |
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his comprehensive enforcement of regulations against illegal |
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fishing and hunting and other infractions; and |
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WHEREAS, In May 1991, this dedicated law enforcement |
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professional was transferred to Panola County, where he |
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continued to build on his impressive record of citations and |
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arrests, apprehending suspects not only for illegal hunting and |
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fishing but also for theft, illegal drug possession, and capital |
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murder; moreover, he became one of the first game wardens to |
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solve wildlife crimes using the genotyping expertise of Texas A&M |
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University; and |
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WHEREAS, Selected in 2002 as one of the department's first |
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sergeant wildlife investigators, he later became a member of the |
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Special Operations Unit, with statewide responsibility for |
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investigating the commercial exploitation of wildlife; he also |
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trained other wardens and warden cadets in the laws and |
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regulations pertaining to captive animals; since October 2013, |
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he has been a captain investigator with the department's Internal |
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Affairs Unit; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of his exemplary 31-year tenure in |
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the department, Captain Chappell has become one of the most |
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decorated game wardens in Texas Parks and Wildlife Department |
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history, and his accolades include Officer of the Year honors from |
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the Shikar Safari Club of Texas in 1999, the Association of Midwest |
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Fish and Game Law Enforcement Officers in 2010, and the |
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Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies in 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Captain Chappell has |
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benefited from the love and support of Charmaine Chappell, his |
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wife of 29 years, and his father, Captain Game Warden (Ret.) |
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Wayne Chappell; and |
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WHEREAS, Brad Chappell's dedication to the highest |
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standards of his profession has greatly benefited the people of |
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Texas and earned him the respect and admiration of his fellow |
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game wardens, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his many |
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achievements as he embarks upon the next exciting chapter of his |
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life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate Captain Brad Chappell on his |
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retirement from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and extend |
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to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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Captain Chappell as an expression of high regard from the |
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Texas Senate. |
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Hughes |
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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 May 17, 2017. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |