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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Former Montgomery County Sheriff Tommy Gage is being |
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honored at a ceremony on February 25, 2025; and |
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WHEREAS, Sheriff Gage first took office on January 1, 2005, |
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and he served with distinction for more than a decade before his |
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retirement in 2017; during his tenure, he oversaw the creation of |
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the solo motorcycle traffic division, full-time SWAT team, and cold |
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case homicide unit, and he established the county's first regional |
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communication system; he also opened a new wing and kitchen at the |
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county jail; his many other responsibilities included negotiating a |
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contract for law enforcement services in The Woodlands; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of the Houston Police Academy, Mr. Gage |
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began his career in law enforcement as an officer at the Houston |
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Police Department in 1970; he joined the Montgomery County |
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Sheriff's Office 12 years later, and he worked as a jail deputy, |
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patrol deputy, patrol sergeant, and detective sergeant before |
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accepting a promotion to detective lieutenant; he also served as |
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the training coordinator for the Clint Peoples Training Academy; in |
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1996, he became a lieutenant in the office of Precinct 3 Constable |
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Tim Holifield, and he was later assigned to the office of Precinct 2 |
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Commissioner Malcom Purvis; in 2001, he took on the role of captain |
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in the Precinct 3 Constable's Office; and |
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WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty, Mr. Gage served |
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in the U.S. Navy and completed two tours in Vietnam as a machinist's |
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mate aboard the USS Saint Paul; in all his endeavors, he enjoys the |
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love and support of his wife, Ollie Nell, and he takes great pride |
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in his 3 children, 10 grandchildren, and 7 great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of his distinguished career as |
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Montgomery County Sheriff, Tommy Gage demonstrated outstanding |
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leadership and an exceptional commitment to upholding the highest |
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standards of his profession, and he may indeed reflect with pride on |
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his many achievements; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Tommy Gage for his 12 years of service as |
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sheriff of Montgomery County and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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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 Mr. Gage as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |