81R6275 JGH-D
By: McReynolds H.R. No. 482
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family, friends, and citizens of Trinity County are
mourning the loss of Sheriff Brent Lee, who died in the line of duty
on November 27, 2008, at the age of 58; and
WHEREAS, Sheriff Lee was responding to a call early
Thanksgiving morning when his car was involved in a one-vehicle
accident in heavy fog; and
WHEREAS, Brent Lee was born in Crockett to Dovie Mae and Dick
Lee on October 11, 1950; his father served as Trinity County sheriff
from 1966 to 1972, and he nurtured a lifelong dream of following in
his father's footsteps; and
WHEREAS, During his career in law enforcement, Brent Lee
worked as a state corrections officer and as a member of the
Livingston Police Department; he retired from the Texas Alcoholic
Beverage Commission with the rank of lieutenant after three decades
of service; and
WHEREAS, A resident of Trinity County for the past seven
years, he had been appointed sheriff in June 2008 and had won
election to the post in the general election in November; Sheriff
Lee was due to start his first full term on January 1, 2009; and
WHEREAS, With the love and support of his family, Brent Lee
dedicated himself to preserving the peace and protecting the people
of his community, and he carried out his duties with compassion, a
spirit of cooperation, and a keen sense of justice; this greatly
esteemed Texan will be forever remembered with deep appreciation by
the citizens he served and with profound affection by all who shared
in his life; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Sheriff Brent Lee and
extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his
wife, Elizabeth Ann Avery Lee; to his daughters, Lisa Mullins and
her husband, James, and Patricia Gee and her husband, Anthony; to
his son, Steven Lee, Jr., and his wife, Chandra; to his brothers,
Charles M. Lee, Jr., and Bennie L. Lee and his wife, Linda; to his
grandchildren, Cade and Cael Mullins, Rachel and Sydney Gee, and
Hayden and Abby Lee; and to his many other relatives and friends;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Brent Lee.