TITLE: In memory of Police Officer William Jason Sprague of the Texarkana Police Department.

SUMMARY: In memory of Police Officer William Jason Sprague of the Texarkana Police Department.

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WHEREAS, Citizens from across the Lone Star State are gathering at the State Capitol on May 4, 2015, for the Peace Officers' Memorial Ceremony, held in honor of those brave men and women who have lost their lives in the line of duty; and WHEREAS, Texans everywhere are indebted to members of the law enforcement profession who, by their selfless devotion to the public welfare, have enabled us to enjoy the benefits of a peaceful and orderly society; and WHEREAS, Too seldom recognized and sometimes taken for granted by the public they so faithfully serve, these intrepid individuals daily risk their lives in order to preserve domestic tranquility and to protect their fellow residents; and WHEREAS, Police Officer William Jason Sprague of the Texarkana Police Department earned the respect and admiration of his peers for his commitment to serving the greater good, and his contributions will not soon be forgotten; and WHEREAS, Throughout his tenure, which spanned six years and two months, Officer Sprague demonstrated the loyalty, courage, and self-sacrifice that are consistent with the highest ideals of the law enforcement profession; and WHEREAS, Killed in the line of duty on Saturday, June 15, 2013, at the age of 30, Officer Sprague will long be missed by his family, his fellow peace officers, and the entire community; and WHEREAS, Though his life ended far too soon, Officer Sprague left behind a notable legacy that will forever be honored by those who follow in this difficult but essential profession; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Police Officer William Jason Sprague of the Texarkana Police Department and extend deepest sympathy to his relatives, 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 Police Officer William Jason Sprague. Fletcher Straus Gonz lez Paddie Allen Guerra Parker Alonzo Guillen Paul Alvarado Gutierrez Pe a Anchia Harless Phelan Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phillips Anderson of McLennan Herrero Pickett Ashby Howard Price Aycock Huberty Raney Bell Hughes Raymond Bernal Hunter Reynolds Blanco Isaac Riddle Bohac Israel Rinaldi Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rodriguez of Bexar Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Travis Burkett Keffer Romero, Jr. Burns Keough Rose Burrows King of Hemphill Sanford Button King of Parker Schaefer Canales King of Taylor Schofield Capriglione King of Uvalde Schubert Clardy Klick Shaheen Coleman Koop Sheets Collier Krause Sheffield Cook Kuempel Simmons Craddick Landgraf Simpson Crownover Larson Smith Cyrier Laubenberg Smithee Dale Leach Spitzer Darby Longoria Springer Davis of Dallas Lozano Stephenson Davis of Harris Lucio III Stickland Deshotel M rquez Thompson of Brazoria Dukes Martinez Thompson of Harris Dutton Martinez Fischer Tinderholt Elkins McClendon Turner of Collin Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Harris Fallon Meyer Turner of Tarrant Farias Miles VanDeaver Farney Miller of Comal Villalba Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Vo Fletcher Moody Walle Flynn Morrison White of Bell Frank Mu oz, Jr. White of Tyler Frullo Murphy Workman Galindo Murr Wray Geren Naishtat Wu Giddings Nev rez Zedler Goldman Oliveira Zerwas Gonzales Otto Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2017 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on April 28, 2015. Chief Clerk of the House