Bill Text: TX HR565 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: In memory of Officer Rodney Holder of the Abilene Police Department.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2011-05-07 - Reported enrolled [HR565 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-HR565-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 565

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The people of Abilene lost a brave and highly
respected public servant when police officer Rodney Holder was
killed in the line of duty on April 29, 2010; and
WHEREAS, Rodney Holder was born to Worth and Lillian Holder
on April 18, 1960, in Auburn, Alabama; in 1963 he moved with his
family to Abilene, where he graduated from Cooper High School in
1978; he enlisted in the United States Army the following year and
served with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North
Carolina; and
WHEREAS, His term of enlistment completed, Officer Holder
returned to Texas and joined the Abilene Police Department in
September 1982; after graduating from the police academy on January
7, 1983, he began his first assignment with the patrol division and
quickly began to distinguish himself through his dedication and
professionalism; in addition to working as a patrol officer, he
served as a member of the SWAT team and as a detective with the
criminal investigation division; he became a motorcycle officer
with the traffic division in 2005; and
WHEREAS, Officer Holder was predeceased by his first wife,
Robin Johnson Holder; fortunate to find love a second time, he
married Annemarie Rankin on June 4, 1994; this devoted husband was
also a caring father to his two children, Hilary and Kyler, and he
took great delight in his twin granddaughters, Reese and Rylee; and
WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Rodney Holder upheld the
highest standards of his profession, and those who were privileged
to share in the warmth of his affection will forever hold him close
in their hearts; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Officer Rodney
Holder and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to
his wife, Annemarie Holder; to his son, Kyler Holder; to his
daughter, Hilary Holder Erfurt, and her husband, Scotty; to his
granddaughters, Reese and Rylee Erfurt; to his mother, Lillian
Holder; to his sister, Jennifer Holder Rowley; and to his other
relatives and 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 Officer
Rodney Holder.
King of Taylor
Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison
Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr.
Allen Gooden Murphy
Alonzo Guillen Naishtat
Alvarado Gutierrez Nash
Anchia Hamilton Oliveira
Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr
Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto
Aycock Harless Parker
Beck Harper-Brown Patrick
Berman Hartnett Paxton
Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena
Bonnen Hilderbran Perry
Branch Hochberg Phillips
Brown Hopson Pickett
Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts
Burnam Howard of Travis Price
Button Huberty Quintanilla
Cain Hughes Raymond
Callegari Hunter Reynolds
Carter Isaac Riddle
Castro Jackson Ritter
Chisum Johnson Rodriguez
Christian Keffer Schwertner
Coleman King of Parker Scott
Cook King of Taylor Sheets
Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield
Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton
Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson
Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris
Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant
J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee
S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons
Deshotel Lavender Strama
Driver Legler Taylor of Collin
Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston
Dutton Lozano Thompson
Eiland Lucio III Torres
Eissler Lyne Truitt
Elkins Madden Turner
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
Farrar Margo Villarreal
Fletcher Marquez Vo
Flynn Martinez Walle
Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber
Gallego McClendon White
Garza Menendez Woolley
Geren Miles Workman
Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler
Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 565 was unanimously adopted by a rising
vote of the House on May 2, 2011.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House