Bill Text: TX HR2176 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Paying tribute to the life of Sheriff Dennis J. Kelly of the Nueces County Sheriff's Office.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-24 - Reported enrolled [HR2176 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR2176-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2176 |
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WHEREAS, Sheriff Dennis J. Kelly of the Nueces County | ||
Sheriff's Office lost his life in the line of duty on June 13, 1870, | ||
and his service and sacrifice will not soon be forgotten; and | ||
WHEREAS, Dennis Kelly was appointed as sheriff of Nueces | ||
County on April 16, 1869, and he went on to win election to the | ||
position in December of that same year; the following June, he was | ||
shot and killed by a wanted man on the street in Corpus Christi; | ||
Sheriff Kelly was 43 at the time of his death, and he left behind a | ||
wife and five children; and | ||
WHEREAS, Our state and nation benefit immeasurably from the | ||
courage and commitment of law enforcement professionals such as | ||
Sheriff Dennis J. Kelly, who willingly place themselves in harm's | ||
way each day to safeguard the lives and property of their fellow | ||
citizens; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life and exemplary service of | ||
Sheriff Dennis J. Kelly of the Nueces County Sheriff's Office. | ||
Herrero | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2176 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 21, 2015. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||