Bill Text: TX HR790 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Captain Earl Pence on his retirement from the Giddings Police Department.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-21 - Reported enrolled [HR790 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR790-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 790 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Captain Earl Ross Pence retired from the Giddings | ||
| Police Department on February 28, 2013, drawing to a close a notable | ||
| tenure in law enforcement that spanned nearly three decades; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A graduate of Bastrop High School, Earl Pence went | ||
| on to attend the Texas A&M University Engineering Extension Service | ||
| Fire School and completed his basic peace officer training at | ||
| Southwest Texas State University; he began his career in 1985 as a | ||
| deputy with the Bastrop County Sheriff's Office; he later | ||
| transferred to the Austin Regional Anti-Drug Abuse Task Force to | ||
| work as an undercover officer but returned to the Bastrop sheriff's | ||
| office in 1991; rising to the rank of patrol sergeant, he was named | ||
| Deputy of the Year on three separate occasions, and he received a | ||
| lifesaving award for his heroic actions in saving a boy from | ||
| drowning in Lake Bastrop; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 2001, Mr. Pence joined the police force in | ||
| Giddings; promoted to corporal detective shortly thereafter, he | ||
| continued to earn advancement and in 2007 became captain; in | ||
| addition to his work as a criminal investigator, he undertook a | ||
| range of assignments that included maintaining liaisons with | ||
| governmental organizations and with neighborhood leaders to | ||
| strengthen community policing programs; his outstanding | ||
| performance was recognized with a Distinguished Service | ||
| Commendation in 2009; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A resident of Smithville, Captain Pence has been an | ||
| active member of numerous public service and fraternal | ||
| organizations; in all his endeavors, he has enjoyed the love and | ||
| support of his wife, Kimberly, his son, Kyle, his daughter, | ||
| Jennifer, and her husband, Jose Mauricio, and his grandson, Jose | ||
| Alejandro; during his retirement, he is looking forward to camping | ||
| trips with his family; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Earl Pence's commitment to the safety and well-being | ||
| of his fellow citizens has | ||
| greatly benefited the residents of | ||
| Bastrop and Lee Counties, and he may indeed reflect with pride on | ||
| his many achievements as he embarks on the next exciting chapter of | ||
| his life; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Captain Earl Ross Pence on his | ||
| retirement from the Giddings Police Department and extend to him | ||
| sincere best wishes for future happiness; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Captain Pence as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Kleinschmidt | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 790 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 20, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
