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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family, friends, and colleagues of Shelby County |
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Deputy Matthew Michael Eugene Pierson of Etoile have suffered an |
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immeasurable loss with his tragic passing on August 29, 2023, at the |
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age of 25; and |
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WHEREAS, Matthew Pierson was born in Houston on June 17, |
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1998, to Michael Eugene Pierson and Pamela Lee; after his mother's |
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death, he lived with his uncle Jaimie Campbell, whom he loved as a |
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father; he graduated in 2017 from Huntington High School, where he |
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was prom king and president of his senior class; and |
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WHEREAS, Early in his career, Mr. Pierson worked as a |
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security guard for CHI St. Luke's Health, first in Lufkin and then |
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in Houston; he graduated from the Houston Community College Police |
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Academy on August 15, 2023, and on August 24, he realized his dream |
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of becoming a deputy when he accepted a position with the Shelby |
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County Sheriff's Office; he further demonstrated his commitment to |
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serve and protect the public as a member of the Etoile Volunteer |
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Fire Department; actively engaged in his community, he was involved |
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with a number of other organizations as well; and |
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WHEREAS, Outside of his professional and civic |
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responsibilities, Deputy Pierson enjoyed spending time with his |
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wide circle of loved ones, which included his best friend, Jeremy, |
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as well as a host of relatives and other individuals who had become |
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like family to him; and |
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WHEREAS, Possessed of a dynamic personality and a kind and |
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generous nature, Matthew Pierson brightened the world for all who |
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knew him, and they will forever hold him close in their hearts; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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of Deputy Matthew Michael Eugene Pierson and extend deepest |
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condolences to the members of his family: to his grandfather, |
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Robert Johnson; to his uncles, Jaimie Campbell and Steve Lee; to his |
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sister, Ashleigh Blaze; and to his other relatives and friends; |
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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 House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Deputy |
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Pierson. |