Bill Text: TX SR42 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
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Bill Title: In memory of Officer Larry Solomon Jr. of the Longview Police Department.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-01-18 - Reported enrolled [SR42 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR42-Enrolled.html
Bill Title: In memory of Officer Larry Solomon Jr. of the Longview Police Department.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-01-18 - Reported enrolled [SR42 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR42-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
Larry Solomon | ||
WHEREAS, Family, friends, and colleagues will forever | ||
treasure their memories of Officer Larry Solomon Jr. of the | ||
Longview Police Department, who passed away on January 7, 2023, | ||
at the age of 30; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in Henderson on March 25, 1992, to Larry and | ||
Patricia Solomon, Larry Solomon grew up with the companionship of | ||
three sisters, Regina, Tasha, and Trisha, and three brothers, | ||
Marcus, Joshua, and Anthony; he was a 2010 graduate of | ||
Mt. Enterprise High School, where he played football and | ||
basketball for the Wildcats, and he went on to answer his | ||
nation's call to duty by enlisting in the United States Marine | ||
Corps; he was assigned as a field wireman and was twice deployed | ||
to Afghanistan, in 2011 and 2013; during his military service, he | ||
was awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal and a Good | ||
Conduct Medal; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Solomon met his future wife, Shawna, while | ||
stationed at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton; the couple wed on | ||
July 27, 2013, and they later became the parents of two sons, | ||
Kameron and Jace; and | ||
WHEREAS, Having set his sights on a career in law | ||
enforcement as a young man, Mr. Solomon accepted a position with | ||
the Longview Police Department in 2015; after serving as a patrol | ||
officer for five years, he was selected to train as a K-9 handler, | ||
and he enjoyed the bond of camaraderie he shared with his K-9 | ||
partner, Jiro; in the course of his tenure with the department, | ||
Officer Solomon was recognized with a Lifesaving Award for his | ||
heroic actions in rescuing a motorist from a burning vehicle; he | ||
was also honored as Rookie of the Year and as Officer of the | ||
Month, and he was respected and admired by all who worked with him | ||
for his calm professionalism and his unwavering commitment to | ||
duty; and | ||
WHEREAS, Officer Solomon was a devoted husband, father, | ||
brother, and son, and he cherished the time he spent with his | ||
family and his friends; outside of work, he enjoyed tending to | ||
his yard and taking on various outdoor projects; and | ||
WHEREAS, The untimely passing of Larry Solomon has | ||
profoundly saddened everyone who was privileged to know this | ||
courageous and dedicated young officer, and his record of | ||
service to his community will not soon be forgotten; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Officer Larry | ||
Solomon Jr. and extend heartfelt condolences to his loved ones | ||
and to his many friends; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns | ||
this day, it do so in memory of Officer Larry Solomon Jr. | ||
Hughes | ||
________________________________ | ||
President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on January 18, 2023, by | ||
a rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |