Bill Text: TX HR115 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Chief Darrell Lamond Allen of the Marlin Police Department and commemorating his posthumous receipt of a Star of Texas Award.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-28 - Reported enrolled [HR115 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR115-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 115 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Chief Darrell Lamond Allen of the Marlin Police | ||
| Department was posthumously honored with the Star of Texas Award on | ||
| September 12, 2016; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Established by the 78th Texas Legislature in 2003, | ||
| the Star of Texas Awards annually recognize first responders who | ||
| have been seriously injured or killed in the line of duty; | ||
| recipients are selected by three advisory committees appointed by | ||
| the governor; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Chief Allen passed away on November 10, 2015, at the | ||
| age of 43, after succumbing to injuries sustained while attempting | ||
| to arrest a man in a club in Temple; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in Galveston on January 17, 1972, to Lee and | ||
| Jeweline Allen, Darrell Allen graduated from Texas City High School | ||
| in 1990 and went on to earn an associate degree in criminal justice | ||
| from McLennan Community College in Waco; he later furthered his | ||
| education at Tarleton State University, where he completed a | ||
| bachelor's degree in criminal justice in 2015; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Chief Allen began his career in 1994 with the | ||
| Galveston County Sheriff's Office, and during his 21 years as a | ||
| peace officer, he served with the Alvin Independent School | ||
| District, the Hitchcock, Danbury, Arcola, and Lott Police | ||
| Departments, and the Constable's Office for Precinct 6 in Houston; | ||
| after accepting a position with the Marlin Police Department in | ||
| 2005, he quickly rose through the ranks and was named assistant | ||
| chief in 2006; he became chief of police in 2009, and in that role, | ||
| he worked tirelessly to improve police-community relations and | ||
| juvenile safety in the Marlin area; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A devoted family man, Chief Allen was the proud | ||
| father of 10 children, Issac, DarraMeisha, Jasey, Erin, Andrew, | ||
| Sheldon, Derrick, Josselyn, Jazzmin, and Melissa, and he was | ||
| further blessed with 6 treasured grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Texans owe an immense debt of gratitude to the men | ||
| and women of the law enforcement profession who willingly place | ||
| themselves in harm's way to protect and serve the public, and the | ||
| presentation of a Star of Texas Award in honor of Darrell Allen | ||
| ensures that his dedication and sacrifice will not be forgotten; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Chief Darrell Lamond | ||
| Allen and commemorate his posthumous receipt of a Star of Texas | ||
| Award; 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 Darrell | ||
| Lamond Allen. | ||
| Kacal | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 115 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on February 23, 2017. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
