Bill Text: TX SR709 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Alan B. Benson on the occasion of his retirement.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-08 - Reported enrolled [SR709 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR709-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize Chief Alan B. Benson of The Woodlands Fire Department, | ||
| who is retiring after more than 14 years of service to The | ||
| Woodlands Township and 39 years of service in the field of fire | ||
| and rescue; and | ||
| WHEREAS, An expert in fire safety, Alan Benson | ||
| distinguished himself for professional excellence during his | ||
| 25-year career with the Oklahoma City Fire Department, which | ||
| included three years of service as fire chief; he further served | ||
| the community as an instructor for the Federal Emergency | ||
| Management Agency and Oklahoma State University; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Chief Benson has overseen | ||
| emergency management after many natural disasters and | ||
| catastrophic events; he gained widespread recognition in his | ||
| role as operations chief during the aftermath of the Oklahoma | ||
| City bombing of 1995 and during the tornado disaster of 1999; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Chief Benson joined The Woodlands Fire Department | ||
| in 2005, and he has since helped the department expand to meet the | ||
| growing needs of the community; his many accomplishments include | ||
| guiding the construction of several new fire stations and a | ||
| state-of-the-art Emergency Training Center, and his expertise | ||
| was indispensable during such disasters as Hurricane Ike and | ||
| Hurricane Harvey; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Under Chief Benson's leadership, the Insurance | ||
| Services Office of The Woodlands Fire Department earned the | ||
| highest rating, an honor shared by less than a quarter of one | ||
| percentoffiredepartmentsnationwide;heisahighlyesteemed | ||
| fire safety professional and a trusted leader in the community, | ||
| and his presence at The Woodlands Fire Department will be greatly | ||
| missed; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend Fire Chief Alan B. Benson on his | ||
| exceptional career and on his many contributions to the | ||
| communities in which he has served 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. | ||
| Creighton | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on May 8, 2019. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
