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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Sergeant Randy Thumann has rendered outstanding |
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service to the State of Texas throughout his highly accomplished |
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career as a drug interdiction officer with the Fayette County |
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Sheriff's Office; and |
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WHEREAS, Sergeant Thumann has worked primarily in a 23-mile |
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stretch along Interstate 10, which connects San Antonio and |
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Houston, where he and his longtime K-9 partner, Lobos, have helped |
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confiscate well over $100 million worth of drugs; several of their |
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most notable busts have made headlines in major newspapers across |
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Texas, and when not on patrol, he has enjoyed bringing his K-9 |
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partner to schools and events in the community; and |
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WHEREAS, In July 2018, Sergeant Thumann was honored with the |
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Greg McFarlin-Max Banks Award for Texas Lawman of the Year at the |
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Sheriffs' Association of Texas Conference; two months later, he |
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achieved national recognition when he was announced as the |
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2017-2018 Criminal Interdiction Officer of the Year, the highest |
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accolade attainable by an interdiction officer, at the annual Motor |
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Vehicle Criminal Interdiction Conference in San Diego, California; |
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at the conference, he was also presented with an award for making |
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the largest cold-stop heroin seizure in the country; and |
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WHEREAS, Sergeant Randy Thumann has helped make Texas a safer |
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place through his dedication to public service and his superb skill |
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as a K-9 officer and trainer, and the recent honors that he has |
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received reflect the great esteem in which he is held by his peers |
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in the law enforcement 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 Sergeant Randy Thumann for his service |
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and achievements as a drug interdiction officer with the Fayette |
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County Sheriff's Office and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Sergeant Thumann as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |