Bill Text: TX SR581 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the Collin County Sheriff's Office for its service to its community.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-04-05 - Reported enrolled [SR581 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR581-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The men and women of the Collin County Sheriff's | ||
| Office are committed to serving and protecting the citizens of | ||
| their county with fairness, compassion, and respect; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Created in 1846, when Collin County was organized, | ||
| the sheriff's office today benefits from the able guidance of | ||
| Sheriff Jim Skinner; with a staff of 518, it provides law | ||
| enforcement services to the unincorporated areas of the county, | ||
| as well as to 10 small cities and towns; in addition, the | ||
| sheriff's office maintains a state-of-the-art detention facility | ||
| that regularly houses more than 1,000 inmates on a daily basis; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Present in the chamber today are two members of | ||
| this office who have exhibited extraordinary dedication in their | ||
| service to the public; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A 15-year veteran of the sheriff's office, Tami | ||
| McCullough serves as a housing lieutenant; on July 10, 2016, she | ||
| responded to a medical emergency in the detention facility, where | ||
| an inmate had choked on a mouthful of food and was lying on the | ||
| floor without a pulse; acting with skill and dispatch, Lieutenant | ||
| McCullough performed chest compressions on the man and cleared | ||
| his airway, and she continued to perform CPR until medical | ||
| personnel arrived and escorted the inmate to a local hospital; he | ||
| is alive today thanks to Lieutenant McCullough's swift | ||
| intervention; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Environmental Crimes Investigator Charles | ||
| "Chuck" Sibley has served with the sheriff's office since May | ||
| 2013; on December 26, 2015, he learned of an approaching tornado | ||
| while he was off duty at his home; after ensuring the safety of | ||
| his own family, he set out at great risk to himself to warn the | ||
| customers and staff at several stores in nearby Copeville, and he | ||
| then drove through flying debris to track the storm and report on | ||
| its progress to other emergency personnel; when he reached | ||
| Farmersville, he blocked southbound traffic on Highway 78 until | ||
| the storm had passed; on learning shortly thereafter that the | ||
| tornado had devastated the Copeville community, he returned to | ||
| assist with search and rescue operations; the Hilltop Grocery | ||
| store in Copeville had taken a direct hit, but because of Deputy | ||
| Sibley's heroic and timely warning, three people who had | ||
| sheltered in the store's cooler survived the storm uninjured; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Every day, the peace officers of Texas are called | ||
| to the aid of individuals in desperate circumstances, and the | ||
| actions that Lieutenant McCullough and Deputy Sibley took to save | ||
| the lives of others exemplify the highest ideals of their | ||
| department and their profession; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| Legislature, hereby honor the Collin County Sheriff's Office for | ||
| its distinguished service to its community and extend to all its | ||
| members sincere best wishes for continued success in their | ||
| important work; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| the Collin County Sheriff's Office as an expression of high | ||
| regard by the Texas Senate. | ||
| Taylor of Collin | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on April 5, 2017. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
