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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Bruce Wood, former Kaufman County Judge, received |
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the Government Leader Award from the NG9-1-1 Institute at the |
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organization's annual awards reception on February 13, 2019, in |
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Washington, D.C.; and |
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WHEREAS, Each year at the 911 Honor Awards, the NG9-1-1 |
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Institute recognizes the outstanding contributions of public |
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safety professionals, elected officials, and industry partners to |
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the field of public safety; Government Leader Award recipients are |
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federal, state, or local government officials who have demonstrated |
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exceptional leadership in advancing the 9-1-1 system; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Wood earned bachelor's, master's, and doctoral |
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degrees from East Texas State University; he was elected Kaufman |
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County Judge in 2010 and served until 2018, during which time he was |
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instrumental in the implementation and development of the emergency |
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communications system in Kaufman County; prior to his tenure with |
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the county, he had an impressive career in public education that |
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spanned more than 40 years and included working as a school bus |
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driver, government and economics teacher, and administrator; he |
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served 13 years as superintendent of the Terrell Independent School |
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District before his retirement in 1997, after which time he |
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returned to the Kaufman ISD to serve as superintendent for an |
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additional seven years; and |
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WHEREAS, The skill, professionalism, and commitment to |
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excellence demonstrated by Bruce Wood are truly exemplary, and he |
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may reflect with pride on this recent prestigious accomplishment, |
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knowing that he has rendered invaluable service to his fellow |
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citizens; 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 Bruce Wood on his receipt of the |
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Government Leader Award from the NG9-1-1 Institute and extend to |
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him 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 Judge Wood as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |