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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lance Phelps retired as chief of Lubbock Fire Rescue |
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on April 26, 2019, after more than 32 years of exemplary service; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Chief Phelps first joined Lubbock Fire Rescue in |
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January 1987 as a firefighter; rising through the ranks, he was |
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promoted to deputy chief of operations in 2012, and he became the |
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city's ninth fire chief three years later; and |
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WHEREAS, During his tenure, Chief Phelps led the department |
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in attaining the prestigious Class 1 rating from the Insurance |
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Services Office; moreover, he played a crucial role in the creation |
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of the city's new multiagency Emergency Operations Center; and |
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WHEREAS, Lance Phelps has demonstrated an exceptional |
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commitment to protecting the lives and property of his fellow |
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citizens, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his outstanding |
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record of achievement as he embarks on the next exciting chapter of |
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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 Chief Lance Phelps on his |
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retirement from Lubbock Fire Rescue and extend to him sincere best |
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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 Phelps as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Frullo |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1405 was adopted by the House on May |
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10, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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