| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 358 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The 100 Club, headquartered in Houston, Texas, is |
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| 3 | 3 | | celebrating its 62nd continuous year of service to law |
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| 4 | 4 | | enforcement and firefighting agencies; and |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The 100 Club is a 30,600-member nonprofit |
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| 6 | 6 | | organization whose services primarily involve providing benefits |
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| 7 | 7 | | to the dependents of officers and firefighters killed or |
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| 8 | 8 | | catastrophically injured in the line of duty; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The organization provides this support to law |
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| 10 | 10 | | enforcement officers and firefighters in 31 counties in |
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| 11 | 11 | | southeast Texas and also to Texas Department of Public Safety and |
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| 12 | 12 | | Texas Parks and Wildlife Department commissioned officers, Texas |
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| 13 | 13 | | Department of Criminal Justice institutional personnel, and |
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| 14 | 14 | | agents of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission who are killed |
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| 15 | 15 | | in the line of duty anywhere in the State of Texas; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, In addition to providing line-of-duty death |
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| 17 | 17 | | benefits, The 100 Club has for over 30 years had a proactive |
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| 18 | 18 | | program of providing life-protecting equipment for law |
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| 19 | 19 | | enforcement agencies in its primary coverage area in hopes of |
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| 20 | 20 | | preventing the loss of an officer's life; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, The 100 Club also has an educational mission, and |
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| 22 | 22 | | it has awarded numerous scholarships to law enforcement officers |
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| 23 | 23 | | studying at three state-supported universities; more than 700 |
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| 24 | 24 | | degrees have been awarded to participants in the club's |
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| 25 | 25 | | educational programs; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Since its inception, The 100 Club has given over |
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| 27 | 27 | | $42.7 million in support of its mission; this fine organization |
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| 28 | 28 | | istrulyworthyofcommendationforitsongoingeffortsonbehalf |
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| 29 | 29 | | of those who risk their lives to serve the public; now, |
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| 30 | 30 | | therefore, be it |
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| 31 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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| 32 | 32 | | Legislature, hereby acknowledge the selfless and dedicated |
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| 33 | 33 | | efforts of The 100 Club in its support of law enforcement |
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| 34 | 34 | | personnel and firefighters, especially the support given to the |
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| 35 | 35 | | dependents of those heroes who lost their lives in the line of |
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| 36 | 36 | | duty; and, be it further |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared to |
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| 38 | 38 | | commemorate the outstanding work of The 100 Club. |
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| 39 | 39 | | Nichols, Creighton, |
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| 40 | 40 | | Kolkorst |
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| 41 | 41 | | ______________________________ |
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| 42 | 42 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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| 43 | 43 | | ____________________________________________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate |
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| 45 | 45 | | ______________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | President of the Senate |
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| 47 | 47 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 48 | 48 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 49 | 49 | | the Senate on March 11, 2015. |
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| 50 | 50 | | ______________________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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