87S30468 CJM-D
By: White H.R. No. 62
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Dennis M. Allen is retiring from the Hardin County
Sheriff's Office in October 2021, drawing to a close a rewarding
career in public service that has spanned five and a half decades;
and
WHEREAS, A native of Silsbee, Mr. Allen joined the U.S. Army
in 1966 and served with distinction during a combat tour in Vietnam;
after three years in the military, he was honorably discharged at
the rank of specialist; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Allen subsequently became a law enforcement
officer, joining the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police
Department in 1969; during his tenure there, he served as a patrol
officer, an undercover detective, and a member of the Civil
Disturbance Unit; in 1973, he accepted a position with the Silsbee
Police Department, and he eventually led the agency as the chief of
police; after a brief stint as a sheriff's deputy in Hardin County,
he became a member of the Polk County Sheriff's Office, where he
spent a decade as the captain of detectives; he returned to the
Hardin County Sheriff's Office in 2011, starting out as a deputy and
rising through the ranks to sergeant and later to major of criminal
investigations; known for his integrity and dedication to
protecting and serving the public, he has mentored numerous new
officers, many of whom have gone on to become supervisors and
administrators; and
WHEREAS, For more than a half century, Dennis Allen has
exemplified the highest ideals of the law enforcement profession,
and he may indeed reflect with pride on his notable record of
achievement; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Dennis
M. Allen on his retirement from the Hardin County Sheriff's Office
and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Allen as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.