Bill Text: TX HR2004 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: In memory of Sergeant Paul A. Buckles of the Potter County Sheriff's Office.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-04-30 - Reported enrolled [HR2004 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR2004-Introduced.html
Bill Title: In memory of Sergeant Paul A. Buckles of the Potter County Sheriff's Office.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-04-30 - Reported enrolled [HR2004 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR2004-Introduced.html
84R13068(9) MGB-D | ||
By: Fletcher | H.R. No. 2004 |
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WHEREAS, Citizens from across the Lone Star State are | ||
gathering at the State Capitol on May 4, 2015, for the Peace | ||
Officers' Memorial Ceremony, held in honor of those brave men and | ||
women who have lost their lives in the line of duty; and | ||
WHEREAS, Texans everywhere are indebted to members of the law | ||
enforcement profession who, by their selfless devotion to the | ||
public welfare, have enabled us to enjoy the benefits of a peaceful | ||
and orderly society; and | ||
WHEREAS, Too seldom recognized and sometimes taken for | ||
granted by the public they so faithfully serve, these intrepid | ||
individuals daily risk their lives in order to preserve domestic | ||
tranquility and to protect their fellow residents; and | ||
WHEREAS, Sergeant Paul A. Buckles of the Potter County | ||
Sheriff's Office earned the respect and admiration of his peers for | ||
his commitment to serving the greater good, and his contributions | ||
will not soon be forgotten; and | ||
WHEREAS, Throughout his tenure, which spanned 26 years and 3 | ||
months, Sergeant Buckles demonstrated the loyalty, courage, and | ||
self-sacrifice that are consistent with the highest ideals of the | ||
law enforcement profession; and | ||
WHEREAS, Killed in the line of duty on Friday, May 30, 2014, | ||
at the age of 57, Sergeant Buckles will long be missed by his | ||
family, his fellow peace officers, and the entire community; and | ||
WHEREAS, Though his life ended far too soon, Sergeant Buckles | ||
left behind a notable legacy that will forever be honored by those | ||
who follow in this difficult but essential profession; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Sergeant Paul A. | ||
Buckles of the Potter County Sheriff's Office and extend deepest | ||
sympathy to his relatives, friends, and fellow officers; 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 Sergeant | ||
Paul A. Buckles. |