TITLE: In memory of Sergeant Carl "Skip" Thomas III of Kemp.

SUMMARY: In memory of Sergeant Carl "Skip" Thomas III of Kemp.

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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories of Sergeant Carl Thomas III of Kemp, who passed away on October 5, 2011, at the age of 37; and WHEREAS, Born on November 19, 1973, in Dallas to Carl Henry Thomas, Jr., and Susan Roberta Harmel Thomas, "Skip" Thomas graduated from Kemp High School; he attended the North Texas Regional Police Academy and then began his career with the Kaufman County Sheriff's Department in 1999; he served as a detention officer before becoming a peace officer in 2000, and he went on to hold the position of communications officer at the Kaufman County Law Enforcement Center; and WHEREAS, Sergeant Thomas was an outstanding deputy and an integral member of the force for 11 years; consistently demonstrating his love of the job, he ably trained new deputies; he was also an avid golfer, and he liked to travel, ranch, and work on the farm; and WHEREAS, A beloved family member and respected public servant, Skip Thomas departed this life far too soon, and he is deeply missed by all those who were privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Sergeant Skip Thomas and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his parents, Carl Henry Thomas, Jr., and Susan Roberta Harmel Thomas; to his sisters, Wendy Thomas and Shari Hildabrant and her husband, Jake; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Sergeant Skip Thomas. Gooden Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr Alonzo Gooden Otto Alvarado Guerra Paddie Anchia Guillen Parker Anderson Gutierrez Patrick Ashby Harless Perez Aycock Harper-Brown Perry Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips Bohac Herrero Pickett Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price Branch Huberty Raney Burkett Hughes Ratliff Burnam Hunter Raymond Button Isaac Reynolds Callegari Johnson Riddle Canales Kacal Ritter Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis Clardy King of Parker Rose Coleman King of Taylor Sanford Collier King of Zavala Schaefer Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell Creighton Krause Simmons Crownover Kuempel Simpson Dale Larson Smith Darby Laubenberg Smithee Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland Deshotel Longoria Strama Dukes Lozano Taylor Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris Elkins Martinez Toth Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin Farias McClendon Turner of Harris Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant Farrar Miles Villalba Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo Frank Moody Walle Frullo Morrison White Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman Giddings Murphy Wu Goldman Naishtat Zedler Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 98 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on February 18, 2013. Chief Clerk of the House