TITLE: In memory of Sergeant Jimmie DeVeril Norman of the Bellaire Police Department.

SUMMARY: In memory of Sergeant Jimmie DeVeril Norman of the Bellaire Police Department.

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WHEREAS, Family, friends, and fellow officers are mourning the loss of Sergeant Jimmie DeVeril Norman of the Bellaire Police Department, who died in the line of duty on December 24, 2012, at the age of 53; and WHEREAS, Jimmie Norman was born in Dallas on November 17, 1959, to James and Billie Norman; he and his wife of 31 years, Mitzie, made their home in Sugar Land, and they were blessed with two children, Daniel and Dallas; and WHEREAS, A peace officer for nearly three decades, Sergeant Norman served with the department in Bellaire for 23 years, earning the Life Saving Commendation, the Exemplary Service Commendation, and certification as a master peace officer; he was named Bellaire Police Officer of the Year on two occasions, in 1989 and again in 2000; and WHEREAS, Sergeant Norman also enjoyed the deep and lasting respect of his community, receiving recognition as the Bellaire Southwest Houston Chamber of Commerce Officer of the Quarter in 1994, the Houston 100 Club Officer of the Year in 1995, the Greater Southwest Houston Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Police Officer of the Year in 2000, the Greater Southwest Houston Chamber of Commerce Hometown Hero in 2007, and the Bellaire Optimist Club Officer of the Year in 2011; and WHEREAS, This beloved family man was an avid sportsman, an enthusiastic fan of Houston sports, and an expert grill master; he received the 2010 Coach of the Year award for the annual Guns and Hoses Football Game; always willing to lend a hand, he earned the affection of all who knew him with his selflessness, his compassion, and his sense of humor; and WHEREAS, Exemplifying the highest ideals of Texas law enforcement, Sergeant Norman will forever be remembered for his unwavering devotion to his family and friends and for his lifetime of dedicated service to the members of his community, for whom he made the ultimate sacrifice; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas hereby pay tribute to the memory of Sergeant Jimmie DeVeril Norman and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his wife, Mitzie Norman; to his son, Daniel Norman, and his wife, Hillary; to his daughter, Dallas Norman; to his parents, James and Billie Norman; to his brothers, Johnnie Norman and his wife, Kathy, Jerrie Norman and his wife, Susan, and Jamie Norman and his wife, Cheryl; to his mother-in-law, Norma Dobbs; to his brother-in-law, Randy Dobbs; 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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of Sergeant Jimmie DeVeril Norman. S. Davis of Harris 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 President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 35 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on February 28, 2013. Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 35 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the Senate on May 6, 2013. Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: Date Governor