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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Officer Luther B. Prather of the Corpus Christi |
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| 6 | 7 | | Police Department lost his life in the line of duty on September 14, |
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| 7 | 8 | | 1919, and his service and sacrifice will not soon be forgotten; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Born in 1886, Officer Prather joined the department |
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| 9 | 10 | | in 1914; during the hurricane of 1919, he heroically crossed the |
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| 10 | 11 | | Rincon Channel several times in order to bring citizens to safety at |
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| 11 | 12 | | the Nueces County Courthouse, even harboring several storm victims |
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| 12 | 13 | | at his own home; while crossing the channel one last time in order |
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| 13 | 14 | | to save a child and several adults, he and the other passengers in |
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| 14 | 15 | | his boat were swept into the rising water and lost; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Our state and nation benefit immeasurably from the |
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| 16 | 17 | | courage and commitment of law enforcement professionals such as |
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| 17 | 18 | | Officer Prather, who willingly place themselves in harm's way each |
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| 18 | 19 | | day to safeguard the lives and property of their fellow citizens; |
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| 19 | 20 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 20 | 21 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 21 | 22 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life and exemplary service of |
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| 22 | 23 | | Officer Luther B. Prather of the Corpus Christi Police Department. |
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