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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Officer Brad Smith retired from the College Station |
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Police Department on March 7, 2025, concluding more than four |
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decades of distinguished service in law enforcement; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of College Station, Brad Smith graduated |
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from College Station Consolidated High School and briefly attended |
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Texas State University before beginning his career with CSPD in |
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1978, shortly after his 20th birthday; he served the department for |
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over a decade until relocating to Junction City, Kansas, and |
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joining the Junction City Police Department in 1989; after leaving |
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law enforcement to work in private security in California and North |
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Carolina for several years, he returned to Texas and was hired by |
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the Washington County Sheriff's Office in 1996; and |
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WHEREAS, Two years later, Officer Smith was urged to rejoin |
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the College Station Police Department, where he spent the remainder |
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of his career; along the way, he served as a leader, a mentor, and a |
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field training officer within the department, and he set an |
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outstanding example for his colleagues through his commitment to |
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community policing and his ability to connect with and build trust |
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with the citizens he served; in addition to the mentorship he |
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provided to his fellow officers, he sought opportunities to counsel |
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at-risk youth and help set them on a more productive path in life; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Known as a tough but fair officer, Mr. Smith |
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excelled at enforcing the law on his beat, locating wanted felons, |
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and acquiring confessions from suspected criminals; moreover, his |
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courage under fire led to him twice being awarded the department's |
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highest recognition, the Medal of Honor, and he used his experience |
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to serve as a peer counselor to other officers who had been involved |
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in traumatic events while on the job; in acknowledgement of his |
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immeasurable contributions, he was honored with the 100 Club's |
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prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award, also called the Super Cop |
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Award, in May 2024; and |
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WHEREAS, Officer Brad Smith's skill, expertise, and |
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commitment to public safety have long made him a pillar of his |
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agency and the College Station community, and he may indeed reflect |
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with pride on his many accomplishments as he embarks on a |
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well-deserved retirement; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Officer Brad Smith on his |
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retirement from the College Station 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 Officer Smith as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |