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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, First responders from Childress County gathered at |
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| 6 | 7 | | Fair Park for the unveiling of a granite bench dedicated in their |
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| 7 | 8 | | honor on May 1, 2017; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The bench is the result of a Family, Career and |
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| 9 | 10 | | Community Leaders of America project designed and carried out by |
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| 10 | 11 | | Childress High School student Nick Garcia; inspired by his |
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| 11 | 12 | | paramedic father, Gerardo Garcia, Mr. Garcia began working on the |
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| 12 | 13 | | project in December 2016; he collaborated with the Childress Lions |
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| 13 | 14 | | Club, the Childress Chamber of Commerce, and a number of other civic |
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| 14 | 15 | | groups to collect the funds needed to build the bench, which bears |
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| 15 | 16 | | the inscription "Dedicated to Those Who Serve and Protect"; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Every day, the first responders of Texas put their |
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| 17 | 18 | | lives on the line to help individuals in desperate circumstances, |
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| 18 | 19 | | and Nick Garcia has created a fitting tribute to the courage and |
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| 19 | 20 | | valor of these heroic public servants; now, therefore, be it |
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| 20 | 21 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 21 | 22 | | Legislature hereby commend Nick Garcia for recognizing first |
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| 22 | 23 | | responders with a commemorative bench in Fair Park and extend to him |
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| 23 | 24 | | sincere best wishes for continued success in all his endeavors; |
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| 24 | 25 | | and, be it further |
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| 25 | 26 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 26 | 27 | | prepared for Mr. Garcia as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 27 | 28 | | House of Representatives. |
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