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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The citizens of Brady are mourning the loss of |
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| 6 | 7 | | police chief Charles Edward Derrick, who passed away on December |
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| 7 | 8 | | 21, 2014, at the age of 57; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Charlie Derrick was born in Dallas to Charles and |
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| 9 | 10 | | Mary Derrick on August 25, 1957; he graduated from the Texas |
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| 10 | 11 | | Department of Public Safety Academy in 1980 and was assigned to the |
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| 11 | 12 | | driver's license division in Farmers Branch for one year; this fine |
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| 12 | 13 | | officer then realized a lifelong dream in 1981, when he became a |
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| 13 | 14 | | highway patrol officer; he served in that capacity in Corsicana for |
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| 14 | 15 | | eight years and later worked as a narcotics officer and trainer in |
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| 15 | 16 | | Del Rio, Austin, and San Angelo; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Chief Derrick was a member of the DPS Post-Seizure |
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| 17 | 18 | | Analysis Team from 1997 to 2001, and during that time he also |
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| 18 | 19 | | attended the FBI Academy; after returning to narcotics training for |
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| 19 | 20 | | a time, he spent six years as gun range master at the DPS firearms |
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| 20 | 21 | | range in Florence, where he worked with recruits until his |
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| 21 | 22 | | retirement in 2009; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Following his exemplary tenure with DPS, Chief |
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| 23 | 24 | | Derrick moved to Brady and assumed the post of chief of police; |
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| 24 | 25 | | during his more than five years in that office, he set an inspiring |
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| 25 | 26 | | example of professionalism and integrity while admirably serving |
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| 26 | 27 | | the citizens of Brady and McCulloch County; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Chief Derrick enjoyed the love |
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| 28 | 29 | | and support of his wife of more than three decades, Chris Derrick, |
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| 29 | 30 | | and he took great pride in their three sons, Jason, Stephen, and |
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| 30 | 31 | | Samuel, as well as their five grandchildren; a man of deep faith, he |
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| 31 | 32 | | was an active congregant of Hill Country Bible Church in Austin, |
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| 32 | 33 | | where he served as an elder; and |
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| 33 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Charles Derrick dedicated his life to protecting the |
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| 34 | 35 | | safety of others, and in so doing, he embodied the highest ideals of |
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| 35 | 36 | | the law enforcement profession; now, therefore, be it |
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| 36 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 37 | 38 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Chief Charles Edward |
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| 38 | 39 | | Derrick and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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| 39 | 40 | | his wife of 31 years, Chris Derrick; to his sons, Stephen Derrick |
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| 40 | 41 | | and Jason Derrick and his wife, Kosal; to his grandchildren, Emma, |
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| 41 | 42 | | Payton, Grace, Ethan, and Caleb; to his sister, Melanie Brown, and |
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| 42 | 43 | | her husband, Gary; and to his many other relatives and friends; and, |
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| 43 | 44 | | be it further |
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| 44 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 45 | 46 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 46 | 47 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Charles |
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| 47 | 48 | | Edward Derrick. |
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