| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 901 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, A life of honorable service drew to a close with the |
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| 6 | 6 | | passing of retired Karnes County constable Dennis Ray Fenner on May |
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| 7 | 7 | | 16, 2022, at the age of 72; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The son of Elroy and Ardanella Fenner, Dennis Fenner |
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| 9 | 9 | | was born in Kenedy on December 13, 1949, and he grew up with the |
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| 10 | 10 | | companionship of two brothers, Pat and Roy; he graduated from |
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| 11 | 11 | | Kenedy High School in 1968, and he received a bachelor's degree in |
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| 12 | 12 | | criminal justice from Central Texas College in Killeen; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Fenner enjoyed a rewarding career in law |
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| 14 | 14 | | enforcement that spanned nearly five decades beginning in 1972, |
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| 15 | 15 | | when he joined the Karnes County Sheriff's Department as a reserve |
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| 16 | 16 | | officer; answering his nation's call to duty, he went on to serve in |
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| 17 | 17 | | the U.S. Army as a military police officer and investigator, and he |
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| 18 | 18 | | later became an agent in the army's Criminal Investigation |
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| 19 | 19 | | Division; he subsequently worked as chief deputy with the Karnes |
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| 20 | 20 | | County Sheriff's Department before serving as chief of the Kenedy |
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| 21 | 21 | | Police Department for 12 years; he subsequently took on the role of |
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| 22 | 22 | | Karnes County constable for Precinct No. 1, and he retired on |
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| 23 | 23 | | December 31, 2021, after two decades in that office; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Fenner benefited from the |
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| 25 | 25 | | love and support of his wife, Linda, with whom he shared nearly 53 |
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| 26 | 26 | | years, and he took great pride in their son, Kevin; with the passage |
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| 27 | 27 | | of time, he had the pleasure of welcoming into his family a |
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| 28 | 28 | | grandson, Chase, and two granddaughters, Autumn and Chelsie; a man |
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| 29 | 29 | | of deep faith, he was a lifelong member of the Good Shepherd |
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| 30 | 30 | | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenedy; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, A devoted family man and an exemplary public |
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| 32 | 32 | | servant, Dennis Fenner made a meaningful difference in the lives of |
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| 33 | 33 | | his loved ones and fellow citizens alike, and his contributions |
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| 34 | 34 | | will be remembered for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 36 | 36 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Dennis Ray Fenner |
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| 37 | 37 | | and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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| 38 | 38 | | wife, Linda Green Fenner; to his son, Kevin Fenner, and his wife, |
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| 39 | 39 | | Debbie; to his brothers, Pat Glen Fenner and his wife, Mariann, and |
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| 40 | 40 | | Roy Lee Fenner; to his grandchildren, Chase, Autumn, and Chelsie |
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| 41 | 41 | | Fenner; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 42 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 43 | 43 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 44 | 44 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dennis |
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| 45 | 45 | | Fenner. |
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| 46 | 46 | | Guillen |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 49 | 49 | | I certify that H.R. No. 901 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 50 | 50 | | rising vote of the House on April 14, 2023. |
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| 51 | 51 | | ______________________________ |
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| 52 | 52 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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