83R5416 MGR-D
By: Button H.R. No. 404
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Chief Doug Kendrick of the Sachse Fire Department
retired on January 25, 2013, concluding more than a quarter-century
of outstanding service to the community; and
WHEREAS, After joining the fire department in 1986 as a
volunteer firefighter, Mr. Kendrick was promoted to the rank of
lieutenant and then assistant chief; in 1994, he was appointed by
the city manager as chief of the department, and five years later,
he became the city's first full-time fire chief; and
WHEREAS, Chief Kendrick has overseen a number of notable
accomplishments during the course of his career; in 2002, the
department hired part-time employees and initiated an ambulance
service, and in 2004, it celebrated the opening of a fire station;
full-time firefighters came on board the next year, and then in
2010, the city added a second fire station; along the way, Chief
Kendrick has further contributed to his profession as a
firefighting instructor for the Texas A&M University Engineering
Extension Service; and
WHEREAS, Chief Kendrick was previously employed by the City
of Garland, where he worked in the water and the power and light
departments from 1974 until his retirement in 1999; a native of
Lufkin, he met his future wife, Janet, while attending North
Garland High School, and the couple were married in 1975; together
they are the parents of two children, Krissy and Jeff, and their
family also includes five grandchildren, Alex, Eli, Mallory,
Hunter, and Reese; and
WHEREAS, The leadership of Chief Doug Kendrick has greatly
benefited the residents of Sachse, and he is indeed deserving of
recognition as he embarks on the next exciting chapter of his life;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Doug Kendrick on his retirement as
chief of the Sachse Fire Department and extend to him sincere best
wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Chief Kendrick as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.