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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The citizens of Henderson County lost a dedicated |
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public servant with the death of Constable Sherry Kay Langford of |
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Athens on January 14, 2021, at the age of 62; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Dallas on August 23, 1958, Kay Langford was |
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the daughter of James Arnold Kincer and Joann Sherrill Thomas |
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Rogers, and she grew up with the companionship of four sisters, |
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Vicky, Donna, Mary, and Kelly; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Langford began her career in law enforcement as |
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a dispatcher with the Henderson County Sheriff's Office, and in |
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1992, after graduating from the East Texas Police Academy, she |
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became the county's first female patrol deputy; she was promoted to |
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investigator in 1996 and then to lieutenant over the criminal |
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investigations division in 2001; two years later, she took on a new |
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role as lieutenant over the narcotics unit; she was also actively |
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involved with the East Texas Drug Task Force and served as head of |
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the Henderson County Drug Task Force; she retired from HCSO in 2016, |
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drawing to a close a notable tenure that spanned some three decades; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Following her retirement, this esteemed Texan was |
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elected as constable of Henderson County Precinct 1; she was |
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reelected to a second term in 2020 and continued serving in that |
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role until the time of her passing; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Ms. Langford enjoyed the love |
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and support of her husband, Jim, with whom she shared a rewarding |
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marriage of 28 years; she took great pride in her two children, |
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Terry and Jarod, and she delighted in time spent with her two |
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grandchildren, Morgan and Maddox; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to her family and her community, Kay |
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Langford made a meaningful difference in the lives of her loved ones |
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and fellow citizens alike, and she will long be remembered with |
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great admiration and affection; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Constable Sherry |
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Kay Langford and extend sincere condolences to her 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 the members of her family and that when the Texas House |
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of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Kay |
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Langford. |