Bill Text: TX SR810 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Earl Gillum for his career in law enforcement.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-18 - Reported enrolled [SR810 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR810-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize Senior Trooper Earl "Dub" Gillum, of the Texas | ||
| Department of Public Safety, for his distinguished career in law | ||
| enforcement and for his multiple acts of valor in the line of | ||
| duty; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dub Gillum is a staff sergeant in the Public | ||
| Information and Safety Education division of the Texas Highway | ||
| Patrol; he has faced extreme danger in the course of his 27-year | ||
| career with the highway patrol, and he nearly lost his life in | ||
| 1998 due to gunshot wounds; and | ||
| WHEREAS, On October 1, 1998, while on patrol near Granbury, | ||
| Officer Gillum stopped a reckless and speeding driver, Charlie | ||
| Edward Cook; the driver, a felon wanted on seven separate felony | ||
| charges, immediately fired on Officer Gillum from his truck, | ||
| blinding him with a shot to his temple and ultimately shooting | ||
| him 10 times; the wounded officer was able to call for backup, and | ||
| the shooter was shot and killed after he opened fire on pursuing | ||
| authorities who had tracked him to a nearby wooded area; State | ||
| Trooper Gillum was off-duty for 14 months to recover after the | ||
| incident, and during this time, he underwent 10 surgeries to | ||
| regain his vision; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In the years that have followed, Trooper Gillum | ||
| has continued to exemplify the highest ideals of his profession; | ||
| he was recently recognized for providing life-saving care to a | ||
| stranded motorist, Paul Lilly, chief of police for a university; | ||
| Chief Lilly had gone into heart failure while Trooper Gillum was | ||
| providing roadside assistance to him for a flat tire; and | ||
| WHEREAS, An exemplary law enforcement officer, Senior Trooper | ||
| Dub Gillum has shown great courage and uncommon perseverance in | ||
| carrying out his responsibilities, and he has worked diligently | ||
| to ensure that his colleagues and their families have had the | ||
| support and resources they need in times of loss and struggle; he | ||
| is indeed deserving of recognition for his kindness and his | ||
| steadfast dedication to duty; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend Senior Trooper Earl "Dub" Gillum for | ||
| his acts of heroism and his valor 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. | ||
| Birdwell | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on May 18, 2017. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
