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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Residents of Collin County are mourning the untimely |
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| 6 | 7 | | loss of Constable-Elect Mike Vance, who passed away on November 27, |
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| 7 | 8 | | 2020, at the age of 65; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, A native of Ardmore, Oklahoma, Mike Vance was born |
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| 9 | 10 | | on January 7, 1955, and he grew up with the companionship of three |
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| 10 | 11 | | siblings; when he was three years old, he moved with his family to |
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| 11 | 12 | | Richardson, where he attended St. Paul the Apostle Grade School and |
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| 12 | 13 | | Allen Military Academy; he went on to graduate from the Leadership |
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| 13 | 14 | | Command College at Sam Houston State University, before earning an |
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| 14 | 15 | | additional degree in management and technology from Richland Junior |
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| 15 | 16 | | College; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, In 1985, Mr. Vance began his career in law |
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| 17 | 18 | | enforcement when he was hired as a reserve officer and detention |
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| 18 | 19 | | officer for the Collin County Sheriff's Office; three years later, |
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| 19 | 20 | | he moved to the city of Anna to become a full-time deputy; he later |
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| 20 | 21 | | returned to the Collin County Sheriff's Office and served for 34 |
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| 21 | 22 | | years in a number of positions, including as a patrol officer, |
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| 22 | 23 | | detention officer, supervisor, and criminal and narcotics |
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| 23 | 24 | | investigator, as well as a member of the county's SWAT team; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Over the years, Deputy Vance oversaw more than |
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| 25 | 26 | | 10,000 criminal investigations, and through his dedication to |
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| 26 | 27 | | solving property crimes, he earned the gratitude of many victims of |
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| 27 | 28 | | robberies and burglaries; known as "Mookie" to his colleagues and |
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| 28 | 29 | | friends, he enjoyed a strong rapport with those who worked |
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| 29 | 30 | | alongside him, and he helped guide the development of his fellow |
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| 30 | 31 | | officers both through his mentorship and through his commendable |
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| 31 | 32 | | example of public service; and |
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| 32 | 33 | | WHEREAS, After retiring from the sheriff's office in 2019, |
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| 33 | 34 | | Mr. Vance continued serving as a reserve deputy sheriff while |
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| 34 | 35 | | planning his run for the office of Precinct 1 constable; he went on |
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| 35 | 36 | | to prevail in the 2020 general election, and he was looking forward |
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| 36 | 37 | | to his new leadership role; and |
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| 37 | 38 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Vance was blessed with the |
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| 38 | 39 | | love and support of a fine family that included his two children, |
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| 39 | 40 | | Lauren and Joseph, and his two granddaughters; he was deeply |
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| 40 | 41 | | devoted to his faith, and he was admired as a man who lived his life |
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| 41 | 42 | | according to his beliefs and principles; and |
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| 42 | 43 | | WHEREAS, Although the passing of Mike Vance has brought great |
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| 43 | 44 | | sorrow to all who knew him, he leaves behind a record of service to |
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| 44 | 45 | | his community that his loved ones can remember with pride; now, |
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| 45 | 46 | | therefore, be it |
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| 46 | 47 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 47 | 48 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Collin County |
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| 48 | 49 | | Constable-Elect Mike Vance and extend sincere sympathy to his |
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| 49 | 50 | | family, his friends, and his colleagues; and, be it further |
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| 50 | 51 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 51 | 52 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 52 | 53 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Mike Vance. |
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