TITLE: In memory of Trooper Jonathan T. McDonald of the Texas Department of Public Safety.

SUMMARY: In memory of Trooper Jonathan T. McDonald of the Texas Department of Public Safety.

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WHEREAS, Texans everywhere are indebted to the courageous men and women of 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, Too seldom recognized and 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 to protect the lives and property of others; and WHEREAS, Trooper Jonathan T. McDonald of the Texas Department of Public Safety exemplified in his personal and professional conduct the admirable virtues of courage, integrity, and unwavering dedication; and WHEREAS, Throughout his 2 years and 2 months on the force, he garnered a record of meritorious service, loyalty, bravery, and self-sacrifice consistent with the highest ideals of the law enforcement profession; and WHEREAS, Killed in the line of duty on November 15, 2010, Trooper McDonald will long be missed by his family, his fellow peace officers, and the entire community; and WHEREAS, Through the years, the notable legacy of Trooper McDonald will endure and continue to be a source of inspiration for those who follow in this difficult but essential profession; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Trooper Jonathan T. McDonald of the Texas Department of Public Safety 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 his family and that when the Texas House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Trooper McDonald. Fletcher 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. 1218 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on April 14, 2011. Chief Clerk of the House