Bill Text: TX SR378 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of the life of Stanley Keith Guffey.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-06 - Reported enrolled [SR378 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR378-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Stanley Keith Guffey | ||
| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the | ||
| citizens of Horseshoe Bay in commemorating the life of Texas | ||
| Ranger Stanley Keith Guffey, who died while serving in the line | ||
| of duty in 1987; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Three decades ago, Texas Rangers Stanley Guffey | ||
| and John Aycock volunteered to hide in the back of a vehicle that | ||
| was being provided to kidnapper Brent Beeler as part of a ransom | ||
| negotiation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Brent Beeler, a wanted parolee from Houston, had | ||
| barricaded himself inside a house, and he was holding captive | ||
| Kara Leigh-Ann Whitehead, the two-year-old daughter of local | ||
| ranchers Bill and Leigh Whitehead, and the housekeeper, Denise | ||
| Johnson; after taking the life of Denise Johnson, the kidnapper | ||
| had demanded a vehicle and $30,000; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Upon entering the car provided by law enforcement | ||
| and encountering the Texas Rangers in the vehicle, Brent Beeler | ||
| fired his weapon, and Ranger Guffey was mortally wounded; Ranger | ||
| Aycock shot and killed the kidnapper, and Kara was removed from | ||
| harm's way and returned to her family; both Texas Rangers were | ||
| honored with a Medal of Valor for their courageous actions; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although it has been 30 years since Ranger Guffey | ||
| made the ultimate sacrifice, he is still remembered for his valor | ||
| and selflessness and for helping to save the life of a precious | ||
| child; as a tribute to his life and sacrifice, the Horseshoe Bay | ||
| community gathered for a memorial service in his honor on January | ||
| 21, 2017; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life and legacy of Texas | ||
| Ranger Stanley Keith Guffey; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in his | ||
| honor as an expression of highest regard from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Buckingham | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 6, 2017, by a | ||
| rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
