Bill Text: TX HR242 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: In memory of Officer Jillian Michelle Smith of the Arlington Police Department.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-10 - Withdrawn from calendar [HR242 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR242-Introduced.html
82R6016 JEN-D | ||
By: Patrick | H.R. No. 242 |
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WHEREAS, Arlington police officer Jillian Michelle Smith was | ||
killed in the line of duty on December 28, 2010, at the age of 24, | ||
and her untimely death was a tragic loss to her family, to her | ||
fellow peace officers, and to the residents of her community; and | ||
WHEREAS, Jillian Smith was born to Douglas and Sonya Smith on | ||
December 18, 1986, in Arlington; after graduating from Juan Seguin | ||
High School in 2005, she earned her bachelor's degree in | ||
criminology and criminal justice with honors from The University of | ||
Texas at Arlington in August 2009; and | ||
WHEREAS, Pursuing her long-held dream of becoming a police | ||
officer, Ms. Smith joined the Arlington Police Department in | ||
February 2010 and graduated from the Arlington Police Academy in | ||
August; after completing field training on December 13, 2010, she | ||
began her evening patrol assignment in the South Arlington | ||
district; her strong work ethic and determination were recognized | ||
by her classmates at the academy and by her field training officers; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, A lifelong resident of Arlington, Officer Smith was | ||
passionate about protecting the citizens of her community; she was | ||
also a dedicated member of Mount Olive Baptist Church, where in her | ||
younger days she enjoyed singing with the youth choir; known for her | ||
adventurous spirit and her warm smile, Officer Smith was deeply | ||
cherished by her family and friends; and | ||
WHEREAS, This courageous Texan embodied the highest ideals of | ||
her profession, and her heroism, humanity, and sacrifice will long | ||
be remembered by all those whose lives she touched; now, therefore, | ||
be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Officer Jillian | ||
Michelle Smith and extend deepest sympathy to the members of her | ||
family: to her parents, Douglas and Sonya Smith; to her sister, | ||
Jessica Smith; to her nephew, Cameron Smith; and to her many other | ||
relatives and friends; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of | ||
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Officer | ||
Jillian Michelle Smith. |