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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The citizens of Seagoville lost an esteemed |
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| 8 | 9 | | community leader with the passing of Patrick Shaw Stallings on |
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| 9 | 10 | | February 6, 2025, at the age of 60; and |
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| 10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, The son of James and Eloree Stallings, Pat Stallings |
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| 11 | 12 | | was born in San Antonio on February 1, 1965, and he grew up with the |
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| 12 | 13 | | companionship of a brother, Scott; he served as a DeSoto Police |
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| 13 | 14 | | Explorer during high school, and he began a tenure as a night |
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| 14 | 15 | | dispatcher for the Red Oak Police Department at the age of 17; while |
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| 15 | 16 | | working full time in dispatch, he attended both the basic and |
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| 16 | 17 | | reserve police academies, graduating at age 18 and becoming the |
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| 17 | 18 | | state's youngest-serving officer; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Stallings subsequently embarked on an exemplary |
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| 19 | 20 | | 23-year tenure with the Lancaster Police Department; he |
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| 20 | 21 | | distinguished himself through his performance on a number of the |
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| 21 | 22 | | agency's promotional exams, and he advanced through the ranks of |
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| 22 | 23 | | patrol officer, corporal, sergeant, detective, lieutenant, |
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| 23 | 24 | | commander, captain, and assistant chief to become interim chief; |
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| 24 | 25 | | while serving with the force, he earned a bachelor's degree in |
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| 25 | 26 | | criminal justice from Dallas Baptist University and a master's |
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| 26 | 27 | | degree in criminology and criminal justice from The University of |
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| 27 | 28 | | Texas at Arlington; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Following his retirement from the Lancaster PD in |
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| 29 | 30 | | 2008, Mr. Stallings was appointed as chief of the Seagoville Police |
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| 30 | 31 | | Department; he went on to be promoted to Seagoville city manager in |
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| 31 | 32 | | 2015, a role in which he was responsible for the community's |
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| 32 | 33 | | operational functions and supervisory personnel management; |
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| 33 | 34 | | additionally, he served as interim director of the Seagoville |
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| 34 | 35 | | Economic Development Corporation, where he was instrumental in |
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| 35 | 36 | | attracting numerous businesses to the city and ensuring an |
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| 36 | 37 | | inclusive environment between city officials, existing businesses, |
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| 37 | 38 | | and prospective developers; and |
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| 38 | 39 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Stallings benefited from |
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| 39 | 40 | | the love and support of his wife, Lora, with whom he shared a |
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| 40 | 41 | | fulfilling union of more than three decades; he was a devoted father |
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| 41 | 42 | | to their daughters, Sarah and Jennifer, and he cherished the time he |
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| 42 | 43 | | spent attending their various activities; and |
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| 43 | 44 | | WHEREAS, A champion of his community and a dedicated public |
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| 44 | 45 | | servant, Pat Stallings lived a caring and purposeful life, and he |
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| 45 | 46 | | leaves behind a legacy of 43 years of selfless public service that |
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| 46 | 47 | | his loved ones can remember with pride; now, therefore, be it |
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| 47 | 48 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 48 | 49 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Patrick Shaw |
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| 49 | 50 | | Stallings and extend sincere condolences to his relatives and many |
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| 50 | 51 | | friends; and, be it further |
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| 51 | 52 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 52 | 53 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 53 | 54 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Pat |
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| 54 | 55 | | Stallings. |
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