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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sorrow felt |
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at the loss of Cooper Steven Dawson of the Greenville Police |
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Department, who tragically died in the line of duty on November |
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26, 2024, at the age of 28; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Bedford on December 20, 1995, to Steven |
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and Marisa Dawson, Cooper Dawson grew up with the companionship |
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of his two sisters, Kristen and Ashley; prior to joining the |
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Greenville Police Department, he was a police officer with the |
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City of Garland; throughout his career in law enforcement, he |
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demonstrated a courageous spirit and a steadfast dedication to |
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protecting and serving his community; and |
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WHEREAS, Officer Dawson was known for his magnetic |
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personality, his open heart, and his delightful sense of humor; a |
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family man, he enjoyed creating lasting memories with those |
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closest to him; in all his endeavors, he benefited from the love |
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and support of his wife, Aubrey, and their three children, Ayden, |
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Parker, and Kody; and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to his family and to the community he |
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served so valiantly, Cooper Dawson lived a caring and purposeful |
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life, and he leaves behind a legacy that will long be treasured by |
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his loving family and all who held him dear; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby pay tribute to the memory of Officer Cooper Steven Dawson |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Aubrey Dawson; to his children, Ayden, Parker, and Kody |
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Dawson; to his parents, Steven and Marisa Dawson; to his sisters, |
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Kristen Dawson and her partner, Micah, and Ashley Sandoval and |
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her husband, Kegan; to his grandfather, Randy Wright; and to his |
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many other relatives and 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 Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Cooper Dawson. |