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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Kenny Byrd retired as deputy chief of the Henderson |
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Police Department on January 9, 2019, drawing to a close an |
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outstanding tenure with the department that spanned more than 23 |
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years; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Whitehouse High School, Chief Byrd |
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joined the U.S. Navy in 1981; over the next decade, he held the |
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positions of gunner's mate technician and naval station patrolman, |
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and he later continued his military service as a staff sergeant with |
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the navy reserve; after graduating from the police academy, he |
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became a correctional officer with the Texas Department of Criminal |
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Justice Ferguson Unit in Midway before being transferred to the |
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Coffield Unit in Tennessee Colony; and |
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WHEREAS, Chief Byrd started working the night shift with the |
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Henderson PD in May 1995, and in the ensuing years, he rose through |
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the ranks, earning promotion to field training officer and relief |
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supervisor, patrol sergeant, patrol lieutenant, patrol captain, |
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and eventually deputy chief; moreover, he served as coordinator of |
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the Citizen Police Academy for 10 years and as interim police chief |
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in 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed law enforcement officer also attended |
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the Leadership Command College at Sam Houston State University and |
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completed more than 2,700 hours of training through the Texas |
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Commission on Law Enforcement; in retirement, he plans to keep busy |
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as an adjunct professor with the East Texas Police Academy; and |
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WHEREAS, Kenny Byrd has dedicated himself to the safety and |
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well-being of his fellow citizens, and he may indeed reflect with |
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pride on a career well spent as he embarks on the next exciting |
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chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Kenny Byrd on his retirement as |
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deputy chief of the Henderson Police Department and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Chief Byrd as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Clardy |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 107 was adopted by the House on March |
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6, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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