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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Chief Randy Tallant was honored on September 12, |
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2017, for his four decades of dedicated service with the Shamrock |
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Volunteer Fire Department; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of his notable tenure as chief, |
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Mr. Tallant has helped the Shamrock VFD introduce better training |
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techniques, obtain new equipment, and establish more effective |
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communication systems; he has also earned his advanced |
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certification from the State Firefighters' and Fire Marshals' |
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Association of Texas as well as a Phase 4 certification from the |
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Texas Commission on Fire Protection; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Tallant has further served as an instructor at |
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the Canyon, Higgins, and Floydada Fire Schools, as the emergency |
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management coordinator for Shamrock, and as the assistant emergency |
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management coordinator for Wheeler County; moreover, he has led the |
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Panhandle Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association as president and |
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the Sweetwater Creek Firefighters Association as chair; and |
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WHEREAS, Randy Tallant has demonstrated an unwavering |
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commitment to the safety and well-being of the public, and he has |
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earned the lasting respect and admiration of his fellow |
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firefighters and his community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Chief Randy Tallant for his exceptional |
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record of service with the Shamrock Volunteer Fire Department and |
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extend to 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 Mr. Tallant as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |