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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Lieutenant Stuart J. Alexander of the Corpus Christi |
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| 6 | 7 | | Police Department lost his life in the line of duty on March 11, |
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| 7 | 8 | | 2009, and his service and sacrifice will not soon be forgotten; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, On that day, a routine traffic stop turned violent |
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| 9 | 10 | | when the driver assaulted the officer who had stopped him and fled |
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| 10 | 11 | | in his vehicle; in an effort to stop the driver with road spikes, |
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| 11 | 12 | | Lieutenant Alexander positioned himself on the shoulder of the |
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| 12 | 13 | | highway some distance ahead, but the driver swerved and fatally |
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| 13 | 14 | | struck him; at the time of his death, Lieutenant Alexander was 47 |
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| 14 | 15 | | years old and a 20-year veteran of the department; he left behind |
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| 15 | 16 | | his wife, his son, and three grandchildren; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Our state and nation benefit immeasurably from the |
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| 17 | 18 | | courage and commitment of law enforcement professionals such as |
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| 18 | 19 | | Lieutenant Alexander, who willingly put themselves in harm's way |
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| 19 | 20 | | each day to safeguard the lives and property of their fellow |
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| 20 | 21 | | citizens; now, therefore, be it |
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| 21 | 22 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 22 | 23 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life and exemplary service of |
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| 23 | 24 | | Lieutenant Stuart J. Alexander of the Corpus Christi Police |
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| 24 | 25 | | Department. |
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