| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 723 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The people of Houston lost a brave and dedicated |
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| 6 | 6 | | public servant when police officer Timothy Scott Abernethy was |
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| 7 | 7 | | killed in the line of duty on December 7, 2008, at the age of 43; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, A native of Corpus Christi, Tim Abernethy was born |
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| 9 | 9 | | on April 12, 1965; following in his father's footsteps, he joined |
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| 10 | 10 | | the United States Navy, and he worked as a submarine electronics |
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| 11 | 11 | | technician for nearly eight years; during that time, he met his |
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| 12 | 12 | | future wife, Stephanie, who was also serving in the Navy; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Officer Abernethy graduated from the Houston Police |
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| 14 | 14 | | Academy in 1997 and quickly began to distinguish himself through |
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| 15 | 15 | | his commitment and professionalism; he served on the Houston Police |
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| 16 | 16 | | Department's dive team, bike patrol, and gang unit and earned two |
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| 17 | 17 | | HPD Life Saving Awards; he completed his bachelor's degree while |
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| 18 | 18 | | serving the department, and in summer 2008, he was accepted for bomb |
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| 19 | 19 | | squad training; demonstrating an outstanding work ethic, he put in |
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| 20 | 20 | | many extra hours back at his desk after each day he spent in |
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| 21 | 21 | | training sessions; moreover, he also shared his time as a board |
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| 22 | 22 | | member for the Houston Police Officers Union; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Known for his quiet faith and courtesy to the |
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| 24 | 24 | | public, Officer Abernethy led by example; he was devoted to his |
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| 25 | 25 | | family and loved to talk about his daughter, Olivia, a graduate of |
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| 26 | 26 | | Texas A&M University, and his son, Timothy, who joined the U.S. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Navy; fellow officers admired his courage and integrity and enjoyed |
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| 28 | 28 | | the sly wit that lay beneath his solemn manner; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Tim Abernethy was an exceptional police officer who |
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| 30 | 30 | | set and achieved the highest standards, and he will be remembered |
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| 31 | 31 | | not only for his great sacrifice, but for the way he lived each day |
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| 32 | 32 | | in service to others; now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 34 | 34 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Officer Timothy Scott |
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| 35 | 35 | | Abernethy and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: |
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| 36 | 36 | | to his wife, Stephanie Abernethy; to his daughter, Olivia Ann |
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| 37 | 37 | | Abernethy; to his son, Timothy Scott Abernethy, Jr.; to his |
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| 38 | 38 | | parents, Charles and Margaret Abernethy; to his sisters, Evelyn |
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| 39 | 39 | | Campbell and her husband, Doug, and Margaret Ann Salazar and her |
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| 40 | 40 | | husband, Pete; to his brothers, Brian Abernethy, David Abernethy |
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| 41 | 41 | | and his wife, Ganjana, and Phillip Abernethy and his wife, Carrie; |
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| 42 | 42 | | and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 43 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 44 | 44 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 45 | 45 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Tim |
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| 46 | 46 | | Abernethy. |
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| 47 | 47 | | Bohac |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 50 | 50 | | I certify that H.R. No. 723 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 51 | 51 | | rising vote of the House on March 19, 2009. |
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| 52 | 52 | | ______________________________ |
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| 53 | 53 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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