Bill Text: TX HR243 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Fort Bend County Constable Ruben George Davis Jr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-28 - Reported enrolled [HR243 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR243-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 243 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Words cannot express the sorrow felt at the loss of | ||
| Fort Bend County Constable Ruben Davis, who died on October 18, | ||
| 2016, at the age of 61; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ruben George Davis Jr. was born in Houston on August | ||
| 18, 1955, to Ruben George Davis Sr. and Lola Mae Bolton Davis; after | ||
| graduating from Worthing High School, he attended the Houston | ||
| Police Department Academy, where he met his future wife, Sharon Ann | ||
| Sherman; the couple were married in 1976, and they became the proud | ||
| parents of two daughters, Robin Davis and the late Traneka Michelle | ||
| Davis; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Davis began his career in law enforcement as a | ||
| member of the Houston Police Department, where he served for 21 | ||
| years before retiring at the rank of senior supervisor; in 1996, he | ||
| was elected as the Fort Bend County constable for Precinct 2, and he | ||
| continued to hold that office for the next two decades, carrying out | ||
| his duties with skill and integrity until his passing; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Constable Davis earned his bachelor's degree in | ||
| criminal justice from the University of Houston and his master's | ||
| degree in counseling from Prairie View A&M University; certified as | ||
| a master peace officer, police academy and D.A.R.E. instructor, and | ||
| crime prevention specialist, he taught criminal justice as an | ||
| adjunct instructor for the Houston Community College System; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan constantly sought out ways in | ||
| which he might give back to his community and his profession; he | ||
| founded the Community Council of Fort Bend, and he served on the | ||
| Fort Bend County Criminal Justice Grant Board, the University of | ||
| Houston System at Sugar Land Advisory Board, and the National | ||
| Diversity Forum Board; he was also a past president of the Houston | ||
| Chapter of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement | ||
| Executives and a board member of the African American Police | ||
| Officers League, the Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, | ||
| and the Fort Bend County YMCA; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A loving husband and father, a man of deep religious | ||
| faith, and an exemplary public servant, Ruben Davis leaves behind | ||
| an example of devotion to duty and compassion for others that will | ||
| continue to inspire all those who knew and loved him; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Ruben George Davis | ||
| Jr. and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family and | ||
| to his many friends; 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 Ruben | ||
| George Davis Jr. | ||
| Reynolds | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 243 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on February 23, 2017. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
