Bill Text: TX HR1979 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Skyler Barker on receiving the 2016 Chief Floyd Simpson Police Officer of the Year award from the Kiwanis Club of Corpus Christi.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-25 - Reported enrolled [HR1979 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR1979-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1979 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Skyler Barker has been presented with the 2016 Chief | ||
| Floyd Simpson Police Officer of the Year award by the Kiwanis Club | ||
| of Corpus Christi; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A former marine and a four-year veteran of the | ||
| Corpus Christi Police Department, Skyler Barker was appointed last | ||
| year to the SWAT team and the Honor Guard; he was recognized by the | ||
| Kiwanis Club for such outstanding efforts as making numerous drug | ||
| and gun arrests and seizures, assisting detectives in a missing | ||
| persons investigation, and leading crisis negotiations; in | ||
| addition to conferring on him the Police Officer of the Year award, | ||
| the Kiwanis Club designated him as Operations Bureau Officer of the | ||
| Year; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the course of 2016, this esteemed law | ||
| enforcement professional was also twice selected as Officer of the | ||
| Month for the Charlie district, and he earned six letters of | ||
| recognition; in all his endeavors, he is supported by the love and | ||
| encouragement of his wife, Michelle; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Admired for his courage, expertise, and unwavering | ||
| dedication to duty, Officer Skyler Barker exemplifies the highest | ||
| standards of his vocation, and he is indeed deserving of this | ||
| prestigious recognition; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Skyler Barker on receiving the 2016 | ||
| Chief Floyd Simpson Police Officer of the Year award from the | ||
| Kiwanis Club of Corpus Christi and extend to him sincere best wishes | ||
| for continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Officer Barker as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Herrero | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1979 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 19, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
