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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sorrow felt at |
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the loss of Officer Karl R. McDonough of the El Paso Police |
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Department, who died in the line of duty on October 13, 2010, at the |
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age of 41; and |
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WHEREAS, Karl McDonough was born on April 5, 1969, to Paul and |
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Nancy McDonough; he answered his nation's call to duty with service |
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in the U.S. Army from 1987 to 1995, including a tour of duty in the |
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Persian Gulf; and |
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WHEREAS, Returning to civilian life, Mr. McDonough attended |
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the El Paso Police Academy and received his commission as a peace |
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officer in 2007; he worked the graveyard shift at the Pebble Hills |
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Regional Command Center, where he earned the respect and admiration |
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of his peers; and |
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WHEREAS, Officer McDonough was dedicated to protecting his |
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fellow citizens, especially those least capable of protecting |
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themselves, and though he was taken far too soon, he leaves behind a |
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legacy of service that will continue to inspire all those who knew |
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and loved him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Officer Karl R. |
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McDonough and extend sincere condolences to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Alicia Rebecca McDonough; to his children, |
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Kaylum, Keeshaw, and Paulina McDonough, and his stepson, Rene |
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Grijalva; to his parents, Paul and Nancy McDonough; to his brother, |
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Terry McDonough; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Karl R. |
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McDonough. |