TITLE: In memory of Officer Karl R. McDonough of the El Paso Police Department.

SUMMARY: In memory of Officer Karl R. McDonough of the El Paso Police Department.

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WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sorrow felt at the loss of Officer Karl R. McDonough of the El Paso Police Department, who died in the line of duty on October 13, 2010, at the age of 41; and WHEREAS, Karl McDonough was born on April 5, 1969, to Paul and Nancy McDonough; he answered his nation's call to duty with service in the U.S. Army from 1987 to 1995, including a tour of duty in the Persian Gulf; and WHEREAS, Returning to civilian life, Mr. McDonough attended the El Paso Police Academy and received his commission as a peace officer in 2007; he worked the graveyard shift at the Pebble Hills Regional Command Center, where he earned the respect and admiration of his peers; and WHEREAS, Officer McDonough was dedicated to protecting his fellow citizens, especially those least capable of protecting themselves, and though he was taken far too soon, he leaves behind a legacy of service that will continue to inspire all those who knew and loved him; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Officer Karl R. McDonough and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his wife, Alicia Rebecca McDonough; to his children, Kaylum, Keeshaw, and Paulina McDonough, and his stepson, Rene Grijalva; to his parents, Paul and Nancy McDonough; to his brother, Terry McDonough; 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 Karl R. McDonough. Marquez Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr. Allen Gooden Murphy Alonzo Guillen Naishtat Alvarado Gutierrez Nash Anchia Hamilton Oliveira Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto Aycock Harless Parker Beck Harper-Brown Patrick Berman Hartnett Paxton Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena Bonnen Hilderbran Perry Branch Hochberg Phillips Brown Hopson Pickett Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts Burnam Howard of Travis Price Button Huberty Quintanilla Cain Hughes Raymond Callegari Hunter Reynolds Carter Isaac Riddle Castro Jackson Ritter Chisum Johnson Rodriguez Christian Keffer Schwertner Coleman King of Parker Scott Cook King of Taylor Sheets Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons Deshotel Lavender Strama Driver Legler Taylor of Collin Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston Dutton Lozano Thompson Eiland Lucio III Torres Eissler Lyne Truitt Elkins Madden Turner Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey Farrar Margo Villarreal Fletcher Marquez Vo Flynn Martinez Walle Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber Gallego McClendon White Garza Menendez Woolley Geren Miles Workman Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1111 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on April 14, 2011. Chief Clerk of the House