Bill Text: TX HR139 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Brady Police Chief Charles Edward Derrick.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-01 - Reported enrolled [HR139 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR139-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 139 |
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WHEREAS, The citizens of Brady are mourning the loss of | ||
police chief Charles Edward Derrick, who passed away on December | ||
21, 2014, at the age of 57; and | ||
WHEREAS, Charlie Derrick was born in Dallas to Charles and | ||
Mary Derrick on August 25, 1957; he graduated from the Texas | ||
Department of Public Safety Academy in 1980 and was assigned to the | ||
driver's license division in Farmers Branch for one year; this fine | ||
officer then realized a lifelong dream in 1981, when he became a | ||
highway patrol officer; he served in that capacity in Corsicana for | ||
eight years and later worked as a narcotics officer and trainer in | ||
Del Rio, Austin, and San Angelo; and | ||
WHEREAS, Chief Derrick was a member of the DPS Post-Seizure | ||
Analysis Team from 1997 to 2001, and during that time he also | ||
attended the FBI Academy; after returning to narcotics training for | ||
a time, he spent six years as gun range master at the DPS firearms | ||
range in Florence, where he worked with recruits until his | ||
retirement in 2009; and | ||
WHEREAS, Following his exemplary tenure with DPS, Chief | ||
Derrick moved to Brady and assumed the post of chief of police; | ||
during his more than five years in that office, he set an inspiring | ||
example of professionalism and integrity while admirably serving | ||
the citizens of Brady and McCulloch County; and | ||
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Chief Derrick enjoyed the love | ||
and support of his wife of more than three decades, Chris Derrick, | ||
and he took great pride in their three sons, Jason, Stephen, and | ||
Samuel, as well as their five grandchildren; a man of deep faith, he | ||
was an active congregant of Hill Country Bible Church in Austin, | ||
where he served as an elder; and | ||
WHEREAS, Charles Derrick dedicated his life to protecting the | ||
safety of others, and in so doing, he embodied the highest ideals of | ||
the law enforcement profession; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Chief Charles Edward | ||
Derrick and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to | ||
his wife of 31 years, Chris Derrick; to his sons, Stephen Derrick | ||
and Jason Derrick and his wife, Kosal; to his grandchildren, Emma, | ||
Payton, Grace, Ethan, and Caleb; to his sister, Melanie Brown, and | ||
her husband, Gary; and to his many other relatives and friends; 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 Charles | ||
Edward Derrick. | ||
Sheffield | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 139 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on February 19, 2015. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||