Bill Text: TX HR139 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Deputy Matthew Michael Eugene Pierson of the Shelby County Sheriff's Office.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-07 - Reported enrolled [HR139 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR139-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 139 |
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WHEREAS, Family, friends, and colleagues of Shelby County | ||
Deputy Matthew Michael Eugene Pierson of Etoile have suffered an | ||
immeasurable loss with his tragic passing on August 29, 2023, at the | ||
age of 25; and | ||
WHEREAS, Matthew Pierson was born in Houston on June 17, | ||
1998, to Michael Eugene Pierson and Pamela Lee; after his mother's | ||
death, he lived with his uncle Jaimie Campbell, whom he loved as a | ||
father; he graduated in 2017 from Huntington High School, where he | ||
was prom king and president of his senior class; and | ||
WHEREAS, Early in his career, Mr. Pierson worked as a | ||
security guard for CHI St. Luke's Health, first in Lufkin and then | ||
in Houston; he graduated from the Houston Community College Police | ||
Academy on August 15, 2023, and on August 24, he realized his dream | ||
of becoming a deputy when he accepted a position with the Shelby | ||
County Sheriff's Office; he further demonstrated his commitment to | ||
serve and protect the public as a member of the Etoile Volunteer | ||
Fire Department; actively engaged in his community, he was involved | ||
with a number of other organizations as well; and | ||
WHEREAS, Outside of his professional and civic | ||
responsibilities, Deputy Pierson enjoyed spending time with his | ||
wide circle of loved ones, which included his best friend, Jeremy, | ||
as well as a host of relatives and other individuals who had become | ||
like family to him; and | ||
WHEREAS, Possessed of a dynamic personality and a kind and | ||
generous nature, Matthew Pierson brightened the world for all who | ||
knew him, and they will forever hold him close in their hearts; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory | ||
of Deputy Matthew Michael Eugene Pierson and extend deepest | ||
condolences to the members of his family: to his grandfather, | ||
Robert Johnson; to his uncles, Jaimie Campbell and Steve Lee; to his | ||
sister, Ashleigh Blaze; and to his 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 Deputy | ||
Pierson. | ||
Clardy | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 139 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on November 7, 2023. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||