Bill Text: TX SR441 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Brian Clint Worley.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-19 - Printed in full [SR441 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR441-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
Brian Worley | ||
WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew | ||
to a close with the passing of retired Texas Department of Public | ||
Safety Trooper Brian Clint Worley on December 26, 2022, at the | ||
age of 54; and | ||
WHEREAS, Brian Worley was born in Denton on March 11, 1968, | ||
to Fred and Sue Worley, and he grew up with four siblings, Hapi, | ||
Shane, Tyson, and Misty; he graduated in 1987 from Rains High | ||
School, where he was a star basketball, baseball, track, and | ||
football athlete and the recipient of All-District honors; and | ||
WHEREAS, Following his completion of the Kilgore College | ||
Police Academy in 1991, Mr. Worley began his law enforcement | ||
career with the Mount Pleasant Police Department; he was honored | ||
with multiple commendations during his tenure, and he received a | ||
Life Saving Award, as well as the District Commander's Award; he | ||
also initiated the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program, and he | ||
was involved with the Juvenile Gang Intervention Task Unit; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Worley subsequently graduated from the Texas | ||
Department of Public Safety Trooper Training Academy, and he was | ||
first stationed in Cooper in 1996 and then in Sulphur Springs; | ||
highly respected, he was named Trooper of the Year in 1998, and he | ||
garnered the DPS Chief's Award for his actions that resulted in | ||
criminal arrests and drug seizures; additionally, he was | ||
commended by the FBI for his assistance in the apprehension of | ||
counterfeit currency; he retired from DPS in 2009; and | ||
WHEREAS, Above all else, Mr. Worley was a loving and | ||
devoted father to his two treasured children, Emily and Caden; he | ||
also adored his dogs, Buster, Buddy, and Puppy, as well as his | ||
horses, Legacy and Jasper; he was a man of great faith, and he | ||
endeared himself to others with his warm and caring nature; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although Brian Worley is deeply missed, memories | ||
of his kindness, his strength, and his dedication to his family | ||
and his fellow citizens remain to comfort and inspire those he | ||
leaves behind; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Brian Clint | ||
Worley and extend heartfelt condolences to the members of his | ||
family: to his daughter, Emily Diane Worley; to his son, Caden | ||
Matthew Worley; to the mother of his children, Kelly Worley; to | ||
his parents, Fred and Sue Worley; to his brothers, Shane Worley | ||
and Tyson Worley; to his sister, Misty Mattson; to his | ||
brother-in-law, Jay Mattson; to his sister-in-law, Jennifer | ||
Worley; to his nieces and nephews, Jacob Singleman, Trenton | ||
Worley, Ty Mattson, Kennedy Worley, Brooks Worley, and Cannon | ||
Worley; to his special friend, Keith Kenemore; and to all others | ||
who mourn his passing; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns | ||
this day, it do so in memory of Brian Worley. | ||
Paxton | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on April 19, 2023, by a | ||
rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |