Bill Text: TX HR1077 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Denton County Chief Deputy Constable Wayne Rhodes.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-18 - Reported enrolled [HR1077 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR1077-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1077 |
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WHEREAS, The passing of Denton County Chief Deputy Constable | ||
Wayne Rhodes on December 1, 2020, at the age of 66, brought a great | ||
loss to the family, friends, and colleagues of this esteemed Texan; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Wayne Rhodes was born to Alfred and Edna Rhodes in | ||
Fort Worth on October 14, 1954; following his graduation from | ||
Mansfield High School in 1972, he attended the Cedar Valley Police | ||
Academy, where he earned his basic peace officer certification, and | ||
he later completed the Texas Constables Leadership College Program; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Chief Rhodes enjoyed a successful career in Denton | ||
County law enforcement that spanned 25 years; he joined the | ||
Sherriff's Office in 1995 and went on to serve in the Constable's | ||
Office, where he achieved the rank of chief deputy constable in | ||
2005; at the time of his passing, he was the longest-serving chief | ||
deputy constable in the county's history, and he served as a | ||
respected resource for constable offices throughout the state with | ||
his wealth of knowledge about civil law; and | ||
WHEREAS, Admired for his outstanding leadership and | ||
expertise, Chief Rhodes held several advanced certifications, | ||
including as a firearm instructor, armorer, range master | ||
instructor, and courtroom security specialist; he was also a valued | ||
member of the Fraternal Order of Freemasonry; and | ||
WHEREAS, Above all else, Chief Rhodes was devoted to his | ||
wife, Tracy, with whom he shared more than two decades, and he took | ||
great pride in his children, Joshua, Rachel, Sarah, Travis, | ||
Brandon, and Mhyka, and his 16 grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, Chief Deputy Constable Wayne Rhodes embodied the | ||
highest ideals of his profession, and he has left behind a record of | ||
service that his loved ones can remember with pride; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Chief Deputy | ||
Constable Wayne Rhodes and extend sincere condolences to all 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 House of | ||
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Constable | ||
Wayne Rhodes. | ||
Parker | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1077 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 14, 2021. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||