Bill Text: TX SR798 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Brad Chappell on the occasion of his retirement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-17 - Reported enrolled [SR798 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR798-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Captain Game Warden Brad Chappell is retiring | ||
| from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department on June 30, 2017, | ||
| drawing to a close an exceptional career in public service that | ||
| has spanned more than three decades; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Brad Chappell enrolled in the 40th cadet class at | ||
| the Texas Game Warden Academy in 1986; after graduating, he was | ||
| assigned to Sabine County, where he distinguished himself with | ||
| his comprehensive enforcement of regulations against illegal | ||
| fishing and hunting and other infractions; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In May 1991, this dedicated law enforcement | ||
| professional was transferred to Panola County, where he | ||
| continued to build on his impressive record of citations and | ||
| arrests, apprehending suspects not only for illegal hunting and | ||
| fishing but also for theft, illegal drug possession, and capital | ||
| murder; moreover, he became one of the first game wardens to | ||
| solve wildlife crimes using the genotyping expertise of Texas A&M | ||
| University; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Selected in 2002 as one of the department's first | ||
| sergeant wildlife investigators, he later became a member of the | ||
| Special Operations Unit, with statewide responsibility for | ||
| investigating the commercial exploitation of wildlife; he also | ||
| trained other wardens and warden cadets in the laws and | ||
| regulations pertaining to captive animals; since October 2013, | ||
| he has been a captain investigator with the department's Internal | ||
| Affairs Unit; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the course of his exemplary 31-year tenure in | ||
| the department, Captain Chappell has become one of the most | ||
| decorated game wardens in Texas Parks and Wildlife Department | ||
| history, and his accolades include Officer of the Year honors from | ||
| the Shikar Safari Club of Texas in 1999, the Association of Midwest | ||
| Fish and Game Law Enforcement Officers in 2010, and the | ||
| Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies in 2011; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Captain Chappell has | ||
| benefited from the love and support of Charmaine Chappell, his | ||
| wife of 29 years, and his father, Captain Game Warden (Ret.) | ||
| Wayne Chappell; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Brad Chappell's dedication to the highest | ||
| standards of his profession has greatly benefited the people of | ||
| Texas and earned him the respect and admiration of his fellow | ||
| game wardens, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his many | ||
| achievements as he embarks upon the next exciting chapter of his | ||
| life; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| Legislature, hereby congratulate Captain Brad Chappell on his | ||
| retirement from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and extend | ||
| to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| Captain Chappell as an expression of high regard from the | ||
| Texas Senate. | ||
| Hughes | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on May 17, 2017. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
