Bill Text: TX HR85 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Williamson County Constable Kevin Stofle.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-19 - Reported enrolled [HR85 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR85-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 85 |
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WHEREAS, Residents of Williamson County are mourning the loss | ||
of Constable Kevin Stofle, who passed away on September 13, 2021, at | ||
the age of 62; and | ||
WHEREAS, The son of Bill and Earnestine Stofle, Kevin Stofle | ||
was born in Sherman on February 21, 1959; after graduating from | ||
Whitesboro High School and the Texoma Police Academy, he joined the | ||
Whitesboro Police Department at the age of 19; he was hired by the | ||
Georgetown Police Department in 1982 and rose to become assistant | ||
chief of police; in addition, he served the city as emergency | ||
management coordinator; he retired in 2012 and was appointed county | ||
constable for Precinct 3 the following year; and | ||
WHEREAS, Constable Stofle was known for his thoughtfulness | ||
and compassion, as well his courage and commanding presence, and he | ||
excelled as a conflict resolution mediator and instructor; a | ||
graduate of the FBI National Academy, he was licensed as a master | ||
peace officer and law enforcement instructor; he served for six | ||
years as lead instructor for the Texas Institute of Public Problem | ||
Solving at The University of Texas at Austin LBJ School of Public | ||
Affairs, and he traveled across the country and to Brazil as a lead | ||
instructor for the United States Department of Justice; quiet and | ||
humble for all his accomplishments, he was a role model and caring | ||
mentor to countless younger officers over the course of a career | ||
that spanned four decades; and | ||
WHEREAS, Deeply committed to his community, Constable Stofle | ||
volunteered for Project Graduation for more than 40 years and | ||
served on the board of Habitat for Humanity; he was a youth baseball | ||
coach, Georgetown Independent School District mentor, and a Master | ||
Mason with the San Gabriel Masonic Lodge No. 89; moreover, he was a | ||
valued member of Celebration Church, serving in numerous | ||
capacities; above all, he was devoted to his wife of 26 years, Laura | ||
Hawes Stofle, and their four children, Bryan Stofle, Amanda Alff, | ||
Colt Stofle, and Lauren Stofle, as well as four grandchildren, | ||
Stephen, Elizabeth, Kase, and Kash; he also leaves to cherish his | ||
memory his parents, his sister, Debbie Patterson, his nephews, Jeff | ||
and Jared Patterson, and many other relatives and friends; and | ||
WHEREAS, Kevin Stofle earned the admiration of all who knew | ||
him, and his kindness, integrity, and unyielding dedication to | ||
public safety will remain a source of tremendous inspiration to | ||
those he left behind; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of | ||
Williamson County Constable Kevin Stofle and extend sincere | ||
condolences to his loved ones; 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 Constable | ||
Kevin Stofle. | ||
Patterson | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 85 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
vote of the House on October 14, 2021. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||