H.R. No. 865

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, Texans everywhere are indebted to the fine men and women in the law enforcement profession who, by their selfless dedication to the public welfare, have enabled us to enjoy the benefits of a peaceful and orderly society; and

WHEREAS, Seldom recognized, often taken for granted by the public they so faithfully serve, these gallant individuals daily risk their lives in order to ensure domestic tranquility and protect the lives and property of others; and

WHEREAS, Deputy Lee Wayne Russ of the Ward County Sheriff's Department exemplified in his personal and professional conduct the singular virtues of courage, integrity, and unwavering dedication; and

WHEREAS, Throughout his 23 years on the force, his record was one of meritorious service, loyalty, personal bravery, and selfsacrifice consistent with the high ideals of the law enforcement profession; and

WHEREAS, This brave peacekeeper was killed in the line of duty on October 29, 2000, and his untimely death was a tragic loss to his family, to his fellow peace officers, and to the entire community; and

WHEREAS, His legacy of heroic dedication and selfsacrifice will endure and continue to be a source of inspiration to those who follow in this difficult but essential profession; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Deputy Lee Wayne Russ of the Ward County Sheriff's Department and extend deepest sympathy to his family, friends, and fellow officers; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Deputy Lee Wayne Russ.

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Laney Alexander Allen Averitt Bailey Berman Bonnen Bosse Brimer Brown of Kaufman Brown of Brazos Burnam Callegari Capelo Carter Chavez Chisum Christian Clark Coleman Cook Corte Counts Crabb Craddick Crownover Danburg Davis of Harris Davis of Dallas Delisi Denny Deshotel Driver Dukes Dunnam Dutton Edwards Ehrhardt Eiland Elkins Ellis Farabee Farrar Flores Gallego Garcia George Geren Giddings Glaze / Goodman Goolsby Gray Green Grusendorf Gutierrez Haggerty Hamric Hardcastle Hartnett Hawley Heflin Hilbert Hilderbran Hill Hinojosa Hochberg Hodge Homer Hope Hopson Howard Hunter Hupp Isett Janek Jones of Lubbock Jones of Bexar Jones of Dallas Junell Keel Keffer King of Parker King of Uvalde Kitchen Kolkhorst Krusee Kuempel Lewis of Tarrant Lewis of Orange Longoria Luna McCall McClendon McReynolds Madden Marchant Martinez Fischer Maxey Menendez / Merritt Miller Moreno of Harris Moreno of El Paso Morrison Mowery Naishtat Najera Nixon Noriega Oliveira Olivo Pickett Pitts Puente Ramsay Rangel Raymond Reyna of Bexar Reyna of Dallas Ritter Sadler Salinas Seaman Shields Smith Smithee Solis Solomons Swinford Talton Telford Thompson Tillery Truitt Turner of Coleman Turner of Harris Uher Uresti Villarreal Walker West Williams Wilson Wise Wohlgemuth Wolens Woolley Yarbrough Zbranek

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Speaker of the House

I certify that H.R. No. 865 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on April 30, 2001.

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Chief Clerk of the House