Bill Text: TX HR239 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Captain Ralph Conner on his retirement from Gainesville Fire Rescue.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-12 - Reported enrolled [HR239 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR239-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 239 |
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WHEREAS, Captain Ralph Conner retired from Gainesville Fire | ||
Rescue in January 2019, after more than 37 years of exemplary | ||
service to the city; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ralph Conner first joined the department on October | ||
27, 1981, and worked at the East Side Fire Station while completing | ||
the fire academy at the Sherman Fire Department; initially a | ||
driver/apparatus operator, he rose through the ranks, receiving | ||
promotion to lieutenant in 1998 and captain in 2009; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1995, Captain Conner was named the Gainesville | ||
Fire Rescue Firefighter of the Year, and he received two Medals of | ||
Valor from the department, one for a high-angle rescue and another | ||
for the rescue of a victim trapped in an apartment fire; moreover, | ||
he helped train many younger colleagues who went on to enjoy | ||
successful careers as firefighters; and | ||
WHEREAS, During his service with the department, Captain | ||
Conner earned a master fire certificate and credentials as a fire | ||
inspector and plans examiner; he also attended Collin College, | ||
where he graduated magna cum laude with an associate degree in fire | ||
protection technology; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ralph Conner has demonstrated an exceptional | ||
commitment to protecting the lives and property of his fellow | ||
citizens, and he may indeed reflect with pride on a career well | ||
spent as he embarks on the next exciting chapter of his life; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Captain Ralph Conner on his | ||
retirement from Gainesville Fire Rescue and extend to him sincere | ||
best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Captain Conner as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Springer | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 239 was adopted by the House on March | ||
6, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||