84R2171 BPG-D By: Raymond H.C.R. No. 28 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION WHEREAS, Oscar Hale Sr. has served with exceptional skill and dedication as chief investigator of the Webb County District Attorney's Office for more than four decades; and WHEREAS, A Vietnam veteran, Mr. Hale began his career in law enforcement as a police officer in 1968, at the age of 21; he quickly demonstrated outstanding ability as an investigator and was promoted to the rank of detective with responsibility for handling robbery, homicide, and injury cases; and WHEREAS, Mr. Hale was named chief investigator in the district attorney's office soon after joining that department, and he is widely admired for his courage, judgment, and work ethic, as well as for his knowledge and experience; and WHEREAS, Throughout his remarkable career in law enforcement, O. J. Hale has set a standard of excellence to which others may aspire; the Texas Department of Public Safety is completing a new crime lab in Laredo, and it would be most fitting to recognize Mr. Hale's noteworthy achievements by naming this facility in his honor; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the 84th Legislature of the State of Texas hereby direct the Texas Department of Public Safety to name the new crime lab in Laredo the Oscar "O. J." Hale Sr. Crime Lab; and, be it further RESOLVED, That the secretary of state forward an official copy of this resolution to the chair of the board and to the director of the Texas Department of Public Safety.