| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 73 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Sergeant Brittney Lee and Corporal Joshua Ames of |
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| 6 | 6 | | the Athens Police Department demonstrated remarkable skill and |
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| 7 | 7 | | compassion when they saved the life of a citizen on April 19, 2021; |
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| 8 | 8 | | and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, On that day, a local man who had been battling years |
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| 10 | 10 | | of alcoholism and drug addiction decided to take his own life, and |
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| 11 | 11 | | the authorities were notified of his intention; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, Sergeant Lee and Corporal Ames undertook an extended |
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| 13 | 13 | | search for the man, and they eventually found him near some railroad |
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| 14 | 14 | | tracks in a wooded area; they prevented the man from further |
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| 15 | 15 | | injuring himself and evacuated him to a hospital, where he received |
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| 16 | 16 | | surgery that saved his life; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, In the months since the incident, the man has |
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| 18 | 18 | | maintained sobriety and joined a ministry that assists other |
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| 19 | 19 | | recovering addicts, and he credits the two officers with helping |
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| 20 | 20 | | him turn his life around; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Every day, the peace officers of Texas are called to |
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| 22 | 22 | | the aid of individuals in desperate circumstances, and in helping a |
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| 23 | 23 | | fellow citizen choose life, Sergeant Lee and Corporal Ames have |
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| 24 | 24 | | demonstrated the dedication to duty and commitment to service that |
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| 25 | 25 | | define their profession; now, therefore, be it |
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| 26 | 26 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 27 | 27 | | Legislature hereby commend Sergeant Brittney Lee and Corporal |
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| 28 | 28 | | Joshua Ames for their heroic actions on April 19, 2021, and extend |
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| 29 | 29 | | to them sincere best wishes for continued success in their |
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| 30 | 30 | | important work; and, be it further |
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| 31 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 32 | 32 | | prepared for Sergeant Lee and Corporal Ames as an expression of high |
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| 33 | 33 | | regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 34 | 34 | | Bell of Kaufman |
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| 35 | 35 | | ______________________________ |
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| 36 | 36 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 37 | 37 | | I certify that H.R. No. 73 was adopted by the House on March |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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| 39 | 39 | | voting. |
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| 40 | 40 | | ______________________________ |
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| 41 | 41 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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