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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The untimely passing of Officer Dusty L. |
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Wainscott of the Grayson County Sheriff's Office on September 8, |
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2021, at the age of 38, has brought a heartbreaking loss to his |
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family, friends, and colleagues; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Sherman on October 2, 1982, Dusty |
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Wainscott was the son of Wanda and Larry Wainscott, and he grew up |
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with a sister, Tiffany; an alumnus of S&S High School, he |
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graduated from Texoma Regional Police Academy at Grayson College |
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in 2005; and |
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WHEREAS, Officer Wainscott worked for the Van Alstyne and |
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Pottsboro police departments before joining the Grayson County |
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Sheriff's Office in 2008; he served as a patrol deputy, field |
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training officer, hostage negotiator, criminal investigator, and |
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intelligence investigator during his 13 years on the force; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Officer Wainscott enjoyed |
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the love and support of his wife, Lindsey; and |
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WHEREAS, A gentle giant with a larger-than-life |
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personality, Dusty Wainscott enriched the lives of everyone |
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around him, and he leaves behind a legacy of service that his |
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loved ones can remember with pride; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 87th Texas Legislature, |
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3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Officer |
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Dusty L. Wainscott and extend deepest condolences to the members |
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of his family: to his wife, Lindsey Wainscott; to his parents, |
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Larry and Wanda Wainscott; to his sister, Tiffany Wainscott; to |
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his father- and mother-in-law, Shelly and Joyce Hughes; to his |
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uncles, Emmett Wainscott and his wife, Carolyn, and Perry |
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Wainscott and his wife, Lou Ann; and to his other relatives and |
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friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Officer Dusty L. Wainscott. |