Bill Text: TX HR887 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of William Edward Cole of Greenville.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-14 - Reported enrolled [HR887 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR887-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 887 |
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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to | ||
a close with the passing of former Greenville assistant chief of | ||
police William Edward Cole on March 19, 2023, at the age of 64; and | ||
WHEREAS, The son of John Marvin Cole and Ora Christine | ||
Ashburn, Will Cole was born in Amarillo on October 27, 1958; later | ||
in life, he became the proud father of a daughter, Ashley; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Cole worked as a tile and carpet layer before | ||
embarking on a rewarding career in law enforcement; he joined the | ||
Greenville Police Department in 1987, and over the course of his | ||
exemplary 35-year tenure, he distinguished himself in numerous | ||
positions, including as patrol captain, patrol lieutenant, | ||
criminal investigations division lieutenant, field training | ||
officer, tactical officer, commander of the emergency response and | ||
tactical teams, and interim chief of police; he was named assistant | ||
chief in October 2019, and he served in that role until his | ||
retirement in June 2022; and | ||
WHEREAS, Among his many honors, Mr. Cole received the Police | ||
Commendation Medal, a Certificate of Civic Achievement, and the | ||
Kiwanis Officer of the Year award; he held a bachelor's degree in | ||
criminal justice, as well as certification as a master peace | ||
officer, and he graduated from the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement | ||
Management Institute of Texas Leadership Command College; and | ||
WHEREAS, Deeply dedicated to his community, Mr. Cole played | ||
an instrumental role in the development of the Chief's Working | ||
Group; he was also an active member of his church, Family Fellowship | ||
Greenville, where he served in the children's ministry for more | ||
than two decades and helped establish the Family Fellowship Safety | ||
Team; and | ||
WHEREAS, An engaged citizen and an admired public servant, | ||
Will Cole leaves behind a legacy that will continue to inspire all | ||
those who were fortunate enough to know him; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of William Edward Cole | ||
and extend heartfelt sympathy to his family and 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 Will Cole. | ||
Slaton | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 887 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on April 14, 2023. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||