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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Officer Brad Smith retired from the College Station |
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| 8 | 9 | | Police Department on March 7, 2025, concluding more than four |
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| 9 | 10 | | decades of distinguished service in law enforcement; and |
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| 10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, A native of College Station, Brad Smith graduated |
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| 11 | 12 | | from College Station Consolidated High School and briefly attended |
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| 12 | 13 | | Texas State University before beginning his career with CSPD in |
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| 13 | 14 | | 1978, shortly after his 20th birthday; he served the department for |
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| 14 | 15 | | over a decade until relocating to Junction City, Kansas, and |
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| 15 | 16 | | joining the Junction City Police Department in 1989; after leaving |
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| 16 | 17 | | law enforcement to work in private security in California and North |
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| 17 | 18 | | Carolina for several years, he returned to Texas and was hired by |
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| 18 | 19 | | the Washington County Sheriff's Office in 1996; and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Two years later, Officer Smith was urged to rejoin |
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| 20 | 21 | | the College Station Police Department, where he spent the remainder |
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| 21 | 22 | | of his career; along the way, he served as a leader, a mentor, and a |
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| 22 | 23 | | field training officer within the department, and he set an |
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| 23 | 24 | | outstanding example for his colleagues through his commitment to |
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| 24 | 25 | | community policing and his ability to connect with and build trust |
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| 25 | 26 | | with the citizens he served; in addition to the mentorship he |
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| 26 | 27 | | provided to his fellow officers, he sought opportunities to counsel |
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| 27 | 28 | | at-risk youth and help set them on a more productive path in life; |
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| 28 | 29 | | and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Known as a tough but fair officer, Mr. Smith |
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| 30 | 31 | | excelled at enforcing the law on his beat, locating wanted felons, |
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| 31 | 32 | | and acquiring confessions from suspected criminals; moreover, his |
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| 32 | 33 | | courage under fire led to him twice being awarded the department's |
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| 33 | 34 | | highest recognition, the Medal of Honor, and he used his experience |
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| 34 | 35 | | to serve as a peer counselor to other officers who had been involved |
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| 35 | 36 | | in traumatic events while on the job; in acknowledgement of his |
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| 36 | 37 | | immeasurable contributions, he was honored with the 100 Club's |
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| 37 | 38 | | prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award, also called the Super Cop |
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| 38 | 39 | | Award, in May 2024; and |
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| 39 | 40 | | WHEREAS, Officer Brad Smith's skill, expertise, and |
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| 40 | 41 | | commitment to public safety have long made him a pillar of his |
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| 41 | 42 | | agency and the College Station community, and he may indeed reflect |
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| 42 | 43 | | with pride on his many accomplishments as he embarks on a |
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| 43 | 44 | | well-deserved retirement; now, therefore, be it |
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| 44 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 45 | 46 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Officer Brad Smith on his |
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| 46 | 47 | | retirement from the College Station Police Department and extend to |
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| 47 | 48 | | him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 48 | 49 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 49 | 50 | | prepared for Officer Smith as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 50 | 51 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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