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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Words cannot express the sorrow felt at the loss of |
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| 6 | 7 | | Fort Bend County Constable Ruben Davis, who died on October 18, |
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| 7 | 8 | | 2016, at the age of 61; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Ruben George Davis Jr. was born in Houston on August |
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| 9 | 10 | | 18, 1955, to Ruben George Davis Sr. and Lola Mae Bolton Davis; after |
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| 10 | 11 | | graduating from Worthing High School, he attended the Houston |
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| 11 | 12 | | Police Department Academy, where he met his future wife, Sharon Ann |
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| 12 | 13 | | Sherman; the couple were married in 1976, and they became the proud |
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| 13 | 14 | | parents of two daughters, Robin Davis and the late Traneka Michelle |
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| 14 | 15 | | Davis; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Davis began his career in law enforcement as a |
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| 16 | 17 | | member of the Houston Police Department, where he served for 21 |
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| 17 | 18 | | years before retiring at the rank of senior supervisor; in 1996, he |
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| 18 | 19 | | was elected as the Fort Bend County constable for Precinct 2, and he |
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| 19 | 20 | | continued to hold that office for the next two decades, carrying out |
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| 20 | 21 | | his duties with skill and integrity until his passing; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Constable Davis earned his bachelor's degree in |
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| 22 | 23 | | criminal justice from the University of Houston and his master's |
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| 23 | 24 | | degree in counseling from Prairie View A&M University; certified as |
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| 24 | 25 | | a master peace officer, police academy and D.A.R.E. instructor, and |
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| 25 | 26 | | crime prevention specialist, he taught criminal justice as an |
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| 26 | 27 | | adjunct instructor for the Houston Community College System; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan constantly sought out ways in |
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| 28 | 29 | | which he might give back to his community and his profession; he |
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| 29 | 30 | | founded the Community Council of Fort Bend, and he served on the |
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| 30 | 31 | | Fort Bend County Criminal Justice Grant Board, the University of |
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| 31 | 32 | | Houston System at Sugar Land Advisory Board, and the National |
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| 32 | 33 | | Diversity Forum Board; he was also a past president of the Houston |
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| 33 | 34 | | Chapter of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement |
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| 34 | 35 | | Executives and a board member of the African American Police |
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| 35 | 36 | | Officers League, the Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, |
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| 36 | 37 | | and the Fort Bend County YMCA; and |
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| 37 | 38 | | WHEREAS, A loving husband and father, a man of deep religious |
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| 38 | 39 | | faith, and an exemplary public servant, Ruben Davis leaves behind |
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| 39 | 40 | | an example of devotion to duty and compassion for others that will |
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| 40 | 41 | | continue to inspire all those who knew and loved him; now, |
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| 41 | 42 | | therefore, be it |
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| 42 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 43 | 44 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Ruben George Davis |
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| 44 | 45 | | Jr. and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family and |
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| 45 | 46 | | to his many friends; and, be it further |
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| 46 | 47 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 47 | 48 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 48 | 49 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Ruben |
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| 49 | 50 | | George Davis Jr. |
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