82R21751 JGH-F
By: Burkett H.R. No. 1458
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, On November 22, 1963, Officer J. D. Tippit of the
Dallas Police Department made the ultimate sacrifice in behalf of
his fellow citizens; and
WHEREAS, Officer Tippit was on patrol that day when President
John F. Kennedy was assassinated; he responded to the all-points
bulletin that followed, spotted and was attempting to question or
arrest Lee Harvey Oswald when the officer was shot and mortally
wounded by the suspect; and
WHEREAS, Dallas police were soon alerted to the shooting of
one of their own, and Lee Harvey Oswald was subsequently arrested;
and
WHEREAS, Officer Tippit left behind a wife of 17 years,
Marie, and their three children, Charles Allen, Brenda, and Curtis;
and
WHEREAS, J. D. Tippit was a dedicated and courageous police
officer who gave his life in the line of duty; his heroism remains
vivid in the hearts of those who cared for him and in the minds of
those who remember the tragic events of that fateful day; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory and service of Officer
J. D. Tippit; 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 Dallas
Police Officer J. D. Tippit.