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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The citizens of Seagoville lost an esteemed |
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community leader with the passing of Patrick Shaw Stallings on |
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February 6, 2025, at the age of 60; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of James and Eloree Stallings, Pat Stallings |
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was born in San Antonio on February 1, 1965, and he grew up with the |
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companionship of a brother, Scott; he served as a DeSoto Police |
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Explorer during high school, and he began a tenure as a night |
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dispatcher for the Red Oak Police Department at the age of 17; while |
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working full time in dispatch, he attended both the basic and |
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reserve police academies, graduating at age 18 and becoming the |
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state's youngest-serving officer; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Stallings subsequently embarked on an exemplary |
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23-year tenure with the Lancaster Police Department; he |
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distinguished himself through his performance on a number of the |
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agency's promotional exams, and he advanced through the ranks of |
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patrol officer, corporal, sergeant, detective, lieutenant, |
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commander, captain, and assistant chief to become interim chief; |
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while serving with the force, he earned a bachelor's degree in |
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criminal justice from Dallas Baptist University and a master's |
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degree in criminology and criminal justice from The University of |
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Texas at Arlington; and |
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WHEREAS, Following his retirement from the Lancaster PD in |
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2008, Mr. Stallings was appointed as chief of the Seagoville Police |
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Department; he went on to be promoted to Seagoville city manager in |
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2015, a role in which he was responsible for the community's |
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operational functions and supervisory personnel management; |
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additionally, he served as interim director of the Seagoville |
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Economic Development Corporation, where he was instrumental in |
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attracting numerous businesses to the city and ensuring an |
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inclusive environment between city officials, existing businesses, |
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and prospective developers; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Stallings benefited from |
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the love and support of his wife, Lora, with whom he shared a |
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fulfilling union of more than three decades; he was a devoted father |
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to their daughters, Sarah and Jennifer, and he cherished the time he |
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spent attending their various activities; and |
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WHEREAS, A champion of his community and a dedicated public |
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servant, Pat Stallings lived a caring and purposeful life, and he |
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leaves behind a legacy of 43 years of selfless public service that |
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his loved ones can remember with pride; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Patrick Shaw |
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Stallings and extend sincere condolences to his relatives and many |
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friends; 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 Pat |
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Stallings. |