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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Delvin Starling has been named the 2020 Police |
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Officer of the Year by the Kennedale Police Department; and |
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WHEREAS, The well-being of our communities depends on the |
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skill and professionalism of its police personnel, who fulfill an |
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oath of duty to uphold the law and ensure the safety of their fellow |
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citizens; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than six years, Officer Starling has served |
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as a school resource officer for the Kennedale Independent School |
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District, where he has taught classes, mentored students, overseen |
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the Crime Stoppers program, and coordinated the High School Youth |
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Police Academy; he was also recently selected to be a hostage |
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negotiator with the Mansfield SWAT unit, and he is currently the |
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only member of the Kennedale Police Department to be assigned to |
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work with a regional SWAT team; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated police officers such as Delvin Starling |
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are deserving of our utmost gratitude for the vital work they |
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perform, and it is a privilege to join Officer Starling's |
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colleagues in honoring him for his achievements; 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 Delvin Starling on being named the |
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2020 Police Officer of the Year by the Kennedale Police Department |
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and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Officer Starling as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Cook |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1147 was adopted by the House on May |
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23, 2021, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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