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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 798
2	2	WHEREAS, Captain Game Warden Brad Chappell is retiring
3	3	from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department on June 30, 2017,
4	4	drawing to a close an exceptional career in public service that
5	5	has spanned more than three decades; and
6	6	WHEREAS, Brad Chappell enrolled in the 40th cadet class at
7	7	the Texas Game Warden Academy in 1986; after graduating, he was
8	8	assigned to Sabine County, where he distinguished himself with
9	9	his comprehensive enforcement of regulations against illegal
10	10	fishing and hunting and other infractions; and
11	11	WHEREAS, In May 1991, this dedicated law enforcement
12	12	professional was transferred to Panola County, where he
13	13	continued to build on his impressive record of citations and
14	14	arrests, apprehending suspects not only for illegal hunting and
15	15	fishing but also for theft, illegal drug possession, and capital
16	16	murder; moreover, he became one of the first game wardens to
17	17	solve wildlife crimes using the genotyping expertise of Texas A&M
18	18	University; and
19	19	WHEREAS, Selected in 2002 as one of the department's first
20	20	sergeant wildlife investigators, he later became a member of the
21	21	Special Operations Unit, with statewide responsibility for
22	22	investigating the commercial exploitation of wildlife; he also
23	23	trained other wardens and warden cadets in the laws and
24	24	regulations pertaining to captive animals; since October 2013,
25	25	he has been a captain investigator with the department's Internal
26	26	Affairs Unit; and
27	27	WHEREAS, Over the course of his exemplary 31-year tenure in
28	28	the department, Captain Chappell has become one of the most
29	29	decorated game wardens in Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
30	30	history, and his accolades include Officer of the Year honors from
31	31	the Shikar Safari Club of Texas in 1999, the Association of Midwest
32	32	Fish and Game Law Enforcement Officers in 2010, and the
33	33	Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies in 2011; and
34	34	WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Captain Chappell has
35	35	benefited from the love and support of Charmaine Chappell, his
36	36	wife of 29 years, and his father, Captain Game Warden (Ret.)
37	37	Wayne Chappell; and
38	38	WHEREAS, Brad Chappell's dedication to the highest
39	39	standards of his profession has greatly benefited the people of
40	40	Texas and earned him the respect and admiration of his fellow
41	41	game wardens, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his many
42	42	achievements as he embarks upon the next exciting chapter of his
43	43	life; now, therefore, be it
44	44	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th
45	45	Legislature, hereby congratulate Captain Brad Chappell on his
46	46	retirement from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and extend
47	47	to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
48	48	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
49	49	Captain Chappell as an expression of high regard from the
50	50	Texas Senate.
51	51	Hughes
52	52	________________________________
53	53	President of the Senate
54	54	I hereby certify that the
55	55	above Resolution was adopted by
56	56	the Senate on May 17, 2017.
57	57	________________________________
58	58	Secretary of the Senate
59	59	________________________________
60	60	Member, Texas Senate