TITLE: Congratulating Donald N. Egdorf of the Houston Police Department on his promotion to sergeant.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Donald N. Egdorf of the Houston Police Department on his promotion to sergeant.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Donald N. Egdorf of the Houston Police Department is being promoted to sergeant on May 11, 2017, and this occasion provides a fitting opportunity to commend him on his 16 years of exemplary service; and WHEREAS, A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Don Egdorf joined HPD in May 2001; he became a member of the department's DWI Task Force in January 2003, and in the years since, he has specialized in crimes related to driving while intoxicated, from first offense DWI to felony murder, and has made more than 3,000 DWI-related arrests; and WHEREAS, Since July 2014, Sergeant Egdorf has been the DWI/traffic safety liaison officer with the Traffic Enforcement Division, overseeing all DWI training in the department and working closely with the Vehicular Crimes Section of the Harris County District Attorney's Office; he also teaches DWI classes to police officers and prosecutors from across the state, and he has helped teach every Standardized Field Sobriety Testing course at the police academy since 2005; and WHEREAS, In addition, Sergeant Egdorf regularly speaks about drinking and driving with audiences at schools, community centers, and other venues; during the past two legislative sessions, he has shared his insight and expertise with members and staffers of the Texas Legislature, speaking eloquently about the dangers and consequences of distracted driving in support of efforts to enact a statewide ban on texting while driving; and WHEREAS, Sergeant Egdorf has received 27 letters of commendation, and he has twice been named DWI Officer of the Year by the DA's office; Mothers Against Drunk Driving has presented him with numerous awards, including its Outstanding Service Award, and he received a Platinum Telly Award for producing the documentary film End of Watch: The Kevin Will Story,about an HPD officer killed by a drunk driver in 2011; and WHEREAS, For many years, Sergeant Don Egdorf has helped make Texas a safer place through his dedication to enforcing the law and educating the public about drinking and driving, and he may indeed take great pride in his many achievements and in his well-deserved promotion; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Donald N. Egdorf of the Houston Police Department on his promotion to sergeant and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success with his important work; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Sergeant Egdorf as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Craddick Straus Goldman Oliverson Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega Alonzo Gonz lez of El Paso Paddie Alvarado Gooden Parker Anchia Guerra Paul Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan Ar valo Hefner Phillips Ashby Hernandez Pickett Bailes Herrero Price Bell Hinojosa Raney Bernal Holland Raymond Biedermann Howard Reynolds Blanco Huberty Rinaldi Bohac Hunter Roberts Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. Burns Johnson of Harris Rose Burrows Kacal Sanford Button Keough Schaefer Cain King of Hemphill Schofield Canales King of Parker Schubert Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen Clardy Klick Sheffield Coleman Koop Shine Collier Krause Simmons Cook Kuempel Smithee Cortez Lambert Springer Cosper Landgraf Stephenson Craddick Lang Stickland Cyrier Larson Stucky Dale Laubenberg Swanson Darby Leach Thierry Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris Dean Lucio III Tinderholt Deshotel Martinez Turner Dukes Metcalf Uresti Dutton Meyer VanDeaver Elkins Miller Villalba Faircloth Minjarez Vo Fallon Moody Walle Farrar Morrison White Flynn Mu oz, Jr. Wilson Frank Murphy Workman Frullo Murr Wray Geren Neave Wu Gervin-Hawkins Nev rez Zedler Giddings Oliveira Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1847 was adopted by the House on May 4, 2017, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House