By: Aycock H.R. No. 114
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sorrow felt at
the loss of Officer Robert Layden Hornsby of the Killeen Police
Department, who was killed in the line of duty on July 14, 2013, at
the age of 32; and
WHEREAS, Born in Lexington, Kentucky, on January 17, 1981,
Bobby Hornsby grew up in Plainview and Temple, where his family was
involved in the restaurant business; he graduated from Temple High
School, and he went on to attend Temple College; a caring husband
and father, he shared a rewarding marriage with his wife, Kimberly,
and they were the parents of two children, Braxx and Layden; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Hornsby joined the Killeen Police Department in
January 2009 as a patrol officer on the B Squad of the early morning
watch; he was assigned to the department's SWAT unit in January
2013, and he earned his intermediate peace officer certification
five months later; and
WHEREAS, Police officers put themselves in harm's way every
day to serve and protect their fellow citizens, and the tragic death
of this brave officer is a sobering reminder of the dangers they
face; Robert Hornsby embodied the highest ideals of the law
enforcement profession, and he will long be fondly remembered and
deeply missed by all those who were privileged to know him; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That tribute be paid to the life of Officer Robert
Layden Hornsby and that sincere condolences be extended to the
members of his family: to his wife, Kimberly Hornsby; to his son,
Braxx Anderson Hornsby; to his daughter, Layden Morgan Hornsby; and
to his other relatives and friends.
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Jimmie Don Aycock
State Representative
District 54