H.R. No. 2786
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Officer Justin B. Graham and Corporal Paul D. Ware
of the Amarillo Police Department have been awarded the 2010 State
of Texas Law Enforcement Achievement Award for Valor from the Texas
Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education; and
WHEREAS, On May 15, 2010, Officer Graham and Corporal Ware
had just completed their respective shifts when they each heard the
call for any available units to respond to an apartment complex
fire; arriving at the scene, the two officers learned that a
67-year-old woman was trapped inside her apartment; and
WHEREAS, Acting quickly and decisively, the officers crawled
into the burning apartment and found the woman trapped between her
couch and a wall; unable to free her at first, Corporal Ware
ultimately was able to turn the couch over, enabling Officer Graham
to pull the woman free and extinguish the flames in her hair; and
WHEREAS, For their courageous service on that day, the two
officers were presented with the Amarillo Police Department's Medal
of Valor, which has been awarded to only 10 other officers in the
history of the department; and
WHEREAS, Faced with a desperate situation, Officer Graham and
Corporal Ware placed themselves directly in harm's way to attempt
to save the life of another person, and their selfless heroism and
determination to help a fellow Texan in need make them truly
deserving of this special recognition; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Corporal Paul D. Ware and Officer
Justin B. Graham on their receipt of the 2010 State of Texas Law
Enforcement Achievement Award for Valor and extend to them sincere
appreciation for their steadfast bravery and unwavering dedication
to duty; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Officer Graham and Corporal Ware as an expression of
high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Price
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2786 was adopted by the House on May
30, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House