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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Socorro police officer Joshua Gonzalez demonstrated |
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great courage in the line of duty when he rescued three people from |
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a burning home on July 6, 2020; and |
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WHEREAS, Officer Gonzalez was patrolling the area when he |
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spotted heavy black smoke rising from a residential area on Gohman |
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Street; he headed to the scene to find two trailer homes engulfed in |
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flames, which were spreading to an adjacent residence; and |
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WHEREAS, After learning that there were people inside the |
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home that was beginning to catch fire, Officer Gonzalez attempted |
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to break a window; when that didn't work, he entered through the |
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door, as large flames engulfed the residence; despite the dense |
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smoke, he was able to locate two adult women and an eight-year-old |
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boy inside and led them out to safety; he then secured the scene |
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until firefighters arrived; and |
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WHEREAS, Officer Gonzalez had only been working for the |
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Socorro Police Department for two weeks when he made headlines for |
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his heroic rescue; the 25-year-old officer had previously served |
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for more than four years with the Horizon City Police Department; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Joshua Gonzalez bravely put himself in harm's way in |
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order to save the lives of others, and in so doing, he has |
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distinguished himself as an exemplary member of the law enforcement |
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profession; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Joshua Gonzalez of the Socorro Police |
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Department for rescuing a family from a fire 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 Officer Gonzalez as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |