SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 358
WHEREAS, The 100 Club, headquartered in Houston, Texas, is
celebrating its 62nd continuous year of service to law
enforcement and firefighting agencies; and
WHEREAS, The 100 Club is a 30,600-member nonprofit
organization whose services primarily involve providing benefits
to the dependents of officers and firefighters killed or
catastrophically injured in the line of duty; and
WHEREAS, The organization provides this support to law
enforcement officers and firefighters in 31 counties in
southeast Texas and also to Texas Department of Public Safety and
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department commissioned officers, Texas
Department of Criminal Justice institutional personnel, and
agents of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission who are killed
in the line of duty anywhere in the State of Texas; and
WHEREAS, In addition to providing line-of-duty death
benefits, The 100 Club has for over 30 years had a proactive
program of providing life-protecting equipment for law
enforcement agencies in its primary coverage area in hopes of
preventing the loss of an officer's life; and
WHEREAS, The 100 Club also has an educational mission, and
it has awarded numerous scholarships to law enforcement officers
studying at three state-supported universities; more than 700
degrees have been awarded to participants in the club's
educational programs; and
WHEREAS, Since its inception, The 100 Club has given over
$42.7 million in support of its mission; this fine organization
istrulyworthyofcommendationforitsongoingeffortsonbehalf
of those who risk their lives to serve the public; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
Legislature, hereby acknowledge the selfless and dedicated
efforts of The 100 Club in its support of law enforcement
personnel and firefighters, especially the support given to the
dependents of those heroes who lost their lives in the line of
duty; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared to
commemorate the outstanding work of The 100 Club.
Nichols, Creighton,
Kolkorst
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Member, Texas Senate
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Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on March 11, 2015.
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Secretary of the Senate