Bill Text: OR HCR34 | 2011 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing and honoring Woodburn Police Captain Thomas Paul Tennant (1957-2008) for his service to this state.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-23 - Filed with Secretary of State. [HCR34 Detail]
Download: Oregon-2011-HCR34-Enrolled.html
76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Concurrent Resolution 34
Sponsored by Representatives OLSON, KOMP; Senator COURTNEY
Whereas Woodburn Police Captain Thomas Paul Tennant was born
February 20, 1957, to Paul and Florence Tennant, in Prineville;
and
Whereas in 1975 Captain Tennant graduated from Sprague High
School in Salem and in 1979 earned his bachelor of science in
social science from Western Oregon University in Monmouth; and
Whereas Captain Tennant pursued his law enforcement career in
early 1979 by serving the City of Hubbard and the City of Salem
before moving to Woodburn and joining the Woodburn Police
Department on September 8, 1980; and
Whereas Captain Tennant was promoted to the rank of sergeant in
July 1989 and attained the rank of captain on November 1, 2004;
and
Whereas Captain Tennant graduated from the FBI National Academy
in December 1993; and
Whereas Captain Tennant married Mary Jungwirth on October 15,
1983, and had three children, Becky, Jenny and Scott; and
Whereas Captain Tennant was known for being a loyal family man
and a wonderful father and husband whose greatest joys were his
wife and children, and he took every opportunity to enjoy and
support them; and
Whereas Captain Tennant's family activities included
volunteering at school and athletic events at St. Luke Catholic
School, Woodburn High School and Blanchet High School and
volunteering with the Woodburn Bulldog Foundation; and
Whereas Captain Tennant was active in the Woodburn community
and St. Luke Catholic Church and was a member of the Kiwanis and
Knights of Columbus, with whom he worked on many service
projects, including Oktoberfest and Mother's Day breakfasts; and
Whereas Captain Tennant also participated in Love Santa and the
American Cancer Society's Relay for Life; and
Whereas Captain Tennant loved the outdoors and enjoyed many
activities with his family and friends, including hunting,
fishing, camping, swimming, hiking, boating and riding his
all-terrain vehicle; and
Whereas Captain Tennant was killed in the line of duty on
December 12, 2008, at West Coast Bank in Woodburn while assisting
Senior Trooper William Hakim of the Oregon State Police with a
suspicious device that the officers believed to be a hoax; and
Whereas the device detonated, killing both officers instantly;
and
Whereas Captain Tennant was a hardworking, dedicated officer
who loved his job, enjoyed the people he worked with, was always
ready to lend a helping hand and never said no to a request for
help; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the State of
Oregon:
Enrolled House Concurrent Resolution 34 (HCR 34-INTRO) Page 1
That we, the members of the Seventy-sixth Legislative Assembly,
recognize and honor Captain Thomas Paul Tennant for his service
to this state.
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Adopted by House June 1, 2011
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Ramona Kenady Line, Chief Clerk
of House
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Bruce Hanna, Speaker of House
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Arnie Roblan, Speaker of House
Adopted by Senate June 15, 2011
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Peter Courtney, President of
Senate
Enrolled House Concurrent Resolution 34 (HCR 34-INTRO) Page 2
