| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 119 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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| 3 | 3 | | join the citizens of Mesquite in recognizing January 30, 2009, as |
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| 4 | 4 | | Chief Wilbur Montgomery Day; and |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Chief Wilbur Montgomery is being honored for his |
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| 6 | 6 | | 35 years of service with the Mesquite Fire Department; and |
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| 7 | 7 | | WHEREAS, Wilbur Montgomery began his career with the |
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| 8 | 8 | | Mesquite Fire Department on November 12, 1973; within a year of |
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| 9 | 9 | | his initial employment, he was issued two commendation letters |
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| 10 | 10 | | for volunteering to teach fire safety classes at the Mesquite |
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| 11 | 11 | | Independent School District; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, He became a driver-engineer in 1977 and was |
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| 13 | 13 | | promoted to lieutenant in 1995 and to captain in 1999; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, He helped initiate the "Fired up for Santa" |
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| 15 | 15 | | program in 2003 and served for several years on the United Way |
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| 16 | 16 | | campaign; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, He was named Officer of the Year for 2005 and was |
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| 18 | 18 | | promoted to deputy chief of the emergency medical services |
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| 19 | 19 | | division in 2006; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, In his role as deputy chief, Chief Montgomery has |
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| 21 | 21 | | instituted new equipment such as the Power-Pro stretchers and |
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| 22 | 22 | | cardiac monitors to enhance patient care and reduce injuries to |
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| 23 | 23 | | paramedics; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Chief Montgomery also began the process of |
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| 25 | 25 | | getting the department on its way to electronic patient care |
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| 26 | 26 | | reporting; now, therefore, be it |
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| 27 | 27 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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| 28 | 28 | | Legislature, hereby recognize January 30, 2009, as Chief Wilbur |
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| 29 | 29 | | Montgomery Day and urge all residents of Mesquite to congratulate |
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| 30 | 30 | | Wilbur on an outstanding career with the Mesquite Fire Department |
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| 31 | 31 | | and express sincere appreciation to him for his unwavering |
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| 32 | 32 | | dedication and service to the City of Mesquite; and, be it |
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| 33 | 33 | | further |
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| 34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 35 | 35 | | Chief Wilbur Montgomery in honor of this special occasion. |
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| 36 | 36 | | Deuell |
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| 37 | 37 | | ________________________________ |
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| 38 | 38 | | President of the Senate |
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| 39 | 39 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 40 | 40 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 41 | 41 | | the Senate on February 3, 2009. |
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| 42 | 42 | | ________________________________ |
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| 43 | 43 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 44 | 44 | | ________________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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