Bill Text: TX HR2121 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Joel F. Fitzgerald, Sr., for his service as chief of police in Missouri City.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-29 - Reported enrolled [HR2121 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR2121-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2121 |
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WHEREAS, Joel F. Fitzgerald, Sr., has rendered exceptional | ||
service in his capacity as chief of police in Missouri City; and | ||
WHEREAS, Chief Fitzgerald assumed his present office in April | ||
2009, and since that time his leadership and commitment have helped | ||
the community of approximately 70,000 residents remain one of the | ||
safest cities in the nation; this distinguished law officer leads a | ||
department of more than 100 employees, and in 2010 he took | ||
justifiable pride in seeing the Missouri City PD named a Recognized | ||
Law Enforcement Agency by the Texas Police Chiefs Association | ||
Foundation; that same year, Chief Fitzgerald received the | ||
President's Award from the Missouri City branch of the NAACP for his | ||
tireless efforts to further the mission of the department and for | ||
his service as a role model for young African American men who | ||
desire to become police officers themselves; and | ||
WHEREAS, Joel Fitzgerald began his law enforcement career in | ||
1992 as an officer with the Philadelphia Police Department; over | ||
the course of his 17 years with that agency he established a notable | ||
record of achievement, winning the Officer of the Year award for his | ||
district in 1993 and serving as commanding officer of | ||
Philadelphia's Intensive Drug Investigation Division; as part of | ||
his extensive training, he has attended an FBI certification | ||
program in community policing, as well as the Police Executive | ||
Development Institute at Penn State Abington; and | ||
WHEREAS, After graduating from Villanova University with a | ||
bachelor of arts degree, Chief Fitzgerald earned a master's degree | ||
in business administration from Eastern University in St. Davids, | ||
Pennsylvania; he is currently pursuing a doctoral degree from | ||
Northcentral University; and | ||
WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Chief Fitzgerald enjoys the | ||
love and support of his wife, Pauline, an 11-year veteran of the | ||
Philadelphia PD, and their three children; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through his unwavering dedication to protecting the | ||
lives and property of his fellow citizens, Joel Fitzgerald has | ||
earned the respect and admiration of his colleagues and the lasting | ||
gratitude of his community, and his record of public service is a | ||
continuing source of inspiration to all who know him; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commend Police Chief Joel F. Fitzgerald, Sr., | ||
for his outstanding service to the people of Missouri City 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 Chief Fitzgerald as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Reynolds | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2121 was adopted by the House on May | ||
26, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||