Bill Text: TX SR692 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing B. F. Wade for 65 years of law enforcement service.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-04 - Reported enrolled [SR692 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SR692-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize Captain B. F. Wade for his 65 years of outstanding law | ||
| enforcement service; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A native Texan, B. F. Wade graduated from Savoy | ||
| High School in 1944 and enlisted in the United States Navy; he | ||
| served with distinction aboard the USS White Plains during World | ||
| War II; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After the war, he served as a member of the | ||
| Sherman Police Department before joining the Texas Department of | ||
| Public Safety as a state trooper in 1951; during the course of his | ||
| 30-year career with the department, Captain Wade served in | ||
| Grayson and Fannin Counties, and he accepted postings in Midland | ||
| and Harlingen; he retired as a commander in Beaumont in 1984; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Following his retirement, he became a special | ||
| ranger, and in 1988, he was appointed bailiff for the 59th | ||
| District Court; in 1992, he became a police officer at Grayson | ||
| College, where he has served for 23 years and is well-loved by | ||
| students and staff; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After more than six decades of law enforcement | ||
| service, this octogenarian has a wealth of experience and is a | ||
| valued public servant; he is a recipient of the rare Dinosaur | ||
| Award given by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, and his | ||
| exemplary career serves as an inspiration to many; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend Captain B. F. Wade on his exceptional | ||
| 65-year career in the field of law enforcement and extend to him | ||
| best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Estes | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on May 4, 2015. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
