TITLE: Congratulating Sergeant Jack Doraty of the Galveston Police Department on being named Officer of the Year by the Rotary Club of Galveston.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Sergeant Jack Doraty of the Galveston Police Department on being named Officer of the Year by the Rotary Club of Galveston.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Sergeant Jack Doraty of the Galveston Police Department was presented with the Officer of the Year award from the Rotary Club of Galveston in February 2023; and WHEREAS, Each year, the Rotary Club of Galveston honors local leaders for their service to the community; there are five vocational awards in total, and Sergeant Doraty was selected in the police officer category; and WHEREAS, Following his service in the U.S. Army, Jack Doraty Jr. joined the Galveston Police Department in September 2001; over the course of his career, he has served as a patrol officer, a motorcycle officer, and a SWAT operator, and he was the inaugural Galveston Police Department city hall officer; he was promoted to sergeant in August 2020, and he leads the department's field training program, which provides mentorship for new police officers; and WHEREAS, Through his skill and dedication to duty, Sergeant Doraty exemplifies the highest ideals of his profession, and he may indeed reflect with pride on this well-deserved recognition; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Sergeant Jack Doraty on his receipt of the Officer of the Year award from the Rotary Club of Galveston and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Sergeant Doraty as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Leo-Wilson Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 444 was adopted by the House on March 16, 2023, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House