Bill Text: TX HR895 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Congratulating Collin County Sheriff Terry Box on his upcoming 2016 retirement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-04 - Reported enrolled [HR895 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR895-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Congratulating Collin County Sheriff Terry Box on his upcoming 2016 retirement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-04 - Reported enrolled [HR895 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR895-Introduced.html
84R10327 JGH-D | ||
By: Leach | H.R. No. 895 |
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WHEREAS, Collin County Sheriff Terry Box will be retiring at | ||
the end of his current term in December 2016, drawing to a close a | ||
notable career as a peace officer that has spanned more than four | ||
decades; and | ||
WHEREAS, A native of McKinney, Terry Box first went to work in | ||
the field of law enforcement shortly after he graduated from high | ||
school, when he took a job as a police dispatcher at the age of 19; | ||
after he turned 21, he joined the force in Plano; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ten years later, officer Box was hired by the Collin | ||
County Sheriff's Office as a lieutenant, and in three years' time, | ||
he was promoted to deputy chief; in 1985, he was appointed to the | ||
top position when the previous sheriff passed away while in office, | ||
and the following year, he won a special election and has run | ||
unopposed in every election since; and | ||
WHEREAS, Throughout his outstanding career, Sheriff Box has | ||
earned the admiration of his fellow citizens and officers alike for | ||
his low-key style, his kindness, and his respect for constitutional | ||
rights; he has also benefited his professional peers at the state | ||
level, serving as chair of the Commission on Jail Standards and as | ||
president of the Sheriffs' Association of Texas, which presented | ||
him with the Bill Decker Award in 2002; and | ||
WHEREAS, Sheriff Box has been a valued community leader as | ||
well, raising more than $2.1 million for Collin County charities | ||
with his Sheriff Box Shoot-Out Fore Kids Golf Tournament over the | ||
past two decades; for his many good works and deeds, the Collin | ||
County Children's Advocacy Center presented him with the 2010 Eagle | ||
Award, and the following year, the center named him one of the 20 | ||
Heroes of Collin County; he has also received awards from the | ||
Wellness Center for Older Adults and the Collin College Student | ||
Leadership Academy; and | ||
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Sheriff Box has enjoyed the | ||
love and support of Rendy, his sweetheart since junior high school | ||
and his wife of more than 40 years; and | ||
WHEREAS, Sheriff Box's expertise, professionalism, and | ||
dedication to duty have greatly benefited the citizens of Collin | ||
County, and as he embarks on the final two years of his tenure in | ||
public office, he may indeed reflect with pride on a career well | ||
spent; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Sheriff Terry Box on his upcoming | ||
retirement from Collin County and extend to him sincere best wishes | ||
for continued happiness; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Sheriff Box as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. |