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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Chief Mike Elliot retired from the Westlake Fire |
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Department in February 2019, drawing to a close a noteworthy tenure |
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that has spanned a quarter century; and |
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WHEREAS, Mike Elliot first joined the Westlake Fire |
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Department in January 1993, serving initially as a volunteer |
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firefighter while also working in the oil business as an underwater |
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diver-welder; in 1997, he was hired by the department as a full-time |
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employee and was named lieutenant; in the ensuing years, he rose |
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steadily through the ranks, earning promotion to captain, assistant |
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chief, and then chief in 2012; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of his career, Captain Elliot helped |
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lead the department through a period of notable growth and |
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development, and along the way, he garnered the respect and |
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admiration of his colleagues, as well as members of the local |
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community; and |
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WHEREAS, For 25 years, Mike Elliot has demonstrated an |
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exceptional commitment to protecting the lives and property of his |
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fellow citizens, and he may indeed reflect with pride on a career |
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well spent as he embarks on the next exciting chapter of his life; |
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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 Captain Mike Elliot on his |
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retirement from the Westlake Fire 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 Captain Elliot as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |