| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 47 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, Sergeant Gregg A. Greer is retiring from the Texas |
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| 3 | 3 | | Highway Patrol in Marshall on August 31, 2021, drawing to a close |
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| 4 | 4 | | an exemplary career in law enforcement that has spanned nearly 28 |
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| 5 | 5 | | years; and |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, A graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University |
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| 7 | 7 | | with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice, Sergeant Greer |
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| 8 | 8 | | first joined the Texas Department of Public Safety in 1994; as a |
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| 9 | 9 | | member of the Texas Highway Patrol, he became involved in |
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| 10 | 10 | | accident reconstruction and was eventually promoted to head of |
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| 11 | 11 | | the Tyler district crash reconstruction team; over the years, he |
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| 12 | 12 | | has responded to major incidents involving natural disasters, |
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| 13 | 13 | | crowd management situations, and border operations, and he has |
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| 14 | 14 | | provided expert testimony on vehicle crashes in multiple East |
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| 15 | 15 | | Texas counties; moreover, he has embraced his role as a |
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| 16 | 16 | | supervisor for troopers in Harrison and Marion Counties, and he |
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| 17 | 17 | | has further served his agency by teaching courses on firearms, |
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| 18 | 18 | | crash investigation, and crash reconstruction; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Sergeant Greer was named a recipient of the |
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| 20 | 20 | | Outstanding Rookie award by the Texas Conference of Police and |
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| 21 | 21 | | Sheriffs in 1995, and he went on to be recognized with the Merit |
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| 22 | 22 | | Law Enforcement Award in 1999 and with two District Service |
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| 23 | 23 | | Commander's Awards in 2002 and 2004; committed to his |
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| 24 | 24 | | professional development, he has also attained his master peace |
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| 25 | 25 | | officer certification, as well as numerous other advanced |
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| 26 | 26 | | credentials; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Gregg Greer's expertise, professionalism, and |
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| 28 | 28 | | dedication to the core values of the Department of Public Safety |
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| 29 | 29 | | have greatly benefited the citizens of Texas and earned him the |
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| 30 | 30 | | respect and admiration of his fellow officers, and he may indeed |
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| 31 | 31 | | reflect with pride on a career well spent as he embarks on the |
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| 32 | 32 | | next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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| 34 | 34 | | Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Sergeant |
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| 35 | 35 | | Gregg A. Greer on his retirement from the Texas Highway Patrol in |
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| 36 | 36 | | Marshall and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; |
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| 37 | 37 | | and, be it further |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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| 39 | 39 | | prepared for Sergeant Greer as an expression of high regard from |
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| 40 | 40 | | the Texas Senate. |
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| 41 | 41 | | Hughes |
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| 42 | 42 | | ________________________________ |
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| 43 | 43 | | President of the Senate |
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| 44 | 44 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 45 | 45 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 46 | 46 | | the Senate on August 30, 2021. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ________________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 49 | 49 | | ________________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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