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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Senior Officer Shawn Kleven retired from the Corpus |
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Christi Police Department on January 8, 2021, drawing to a close an |
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outstanding career with the agency that spanned 29 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Shawn Kleven joined the Corpus Christi Police |
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Department in May 1991; after graduating from the Corpus Christi |
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Police Academy, he completed field training and then became a |
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member of the patrol division; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, Officer Kleven's assignments |
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included the Narcotics Division Street Level Drug Interdiction |
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team, the Vice Investigations Division, and the FBI Safe Streets |
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Violent Gangs Task Force; he served as a field training officer and |
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as a background investigator, and he ultimately took on the role of |
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detective, investigating criminal cases involving juvenile |
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offenders; among his accolades, he was honored as the Non-Narcotic |
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Officer of the Year by the Texas Narcotic Officers Association and |
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as the Kiwanis Club Police Officer of the Year; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his skill, professionalism, and deep |
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commitment to public safety, Shawn Kleven has earned the lasting |
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respect of his colleagues and fellow citizens alike, and he may |
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indeed reflect with pride on his contributions; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Senior Officer Shawn Kleven on his |
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retirement from the Corpus Christi Police Department and extend to |
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him 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 Senior Officer Kleven as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |