Bill Text: TX HR85 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Williamson County Constable Kevin Stofle.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
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 | ||
