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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of Albert Earl Coleman of |
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Houston were deeply saddened by his passing on April 12, 2025, at |
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the age of 86; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Somerville, Albert Coleman was born on |
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January 23, 1939, and he grew up with the companionship of eight |
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siblings; after graduating from Emmett J. Scott High School in |
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1958, he attended Tyler Barber College and became a barber; |
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answering his nation's call to duty, he joined the U.S. Army in |
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1962, serving two years on active duty and four years in the |
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reserves; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1969, Mr. Coleman joined the Houston Police |
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Academy Class 42, and upon graduation, he was assigned to the |
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traffic enforcement division, where he became Houston's first Black |
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motorcycle officer; after 32 years with the department, including |
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28 as a member of the "Solos" motorcycle detail, he retired on |
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January 25, 2002, and his dedicated service was later recognized by |
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Mayor Sylvester Turner; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in his community, Mr. Coleman served nine |
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years as a board member of the North Forest Independent School |
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District, and he was involved in the Rosewood Civic Club and the |
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Settegast Super Neighborhood Council; a man of faith, he further |
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distinguished himself as the associate minister at Homestead Road |
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Church of Christ, where he also taught Sunday school; and |
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WHEREAS, While the death of Albert Coleman brings |
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immeasurable sorrow to his family and friends, he leaves behind a |
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legacy that will long be treasured by all those who held him dear; |
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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 life of Albert Earl Coleman |
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and extend heartfelt sympathy to his loved ones; 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 Albert |
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Coleman. |