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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Officer Justin Ryan Scherlen of the Amarillo Police |
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Department is being posthumously honored with a Star of Texas Award |
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on September 11, 2017, at a ceremony in the House of Representatives |
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Chamber of the Texas State Capitol in Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 2003 by the 78th Texas Legislature, |
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the Star of Texas Awards annually recognize first responders who |
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have been seriously injured or killed in the line of duty; |
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recipients are selected by three advisory committees appointed by |
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the governor; and |
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WHEREAS, Officer Scherlen died on August 4, 2016, at the age |
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of 39, after succumbing to injuries sustained the previous year |
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when his patrol car was struck by another vehicle; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Tom and Nancy Scherlen, Justin Scherlen |
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was born in Amarillo on December 19, 1976, and he grew up with the |
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companionship of his brother, Trevor; he joined the Amarillo Police |
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Department in 2004 and had served on its honor guard and dive team; |
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he was a devoted husband to his wife, Jessica, and a proud father to |
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his four children, Charity, Taylor, Jackson, and Elijah; and |
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WHEREAS, Texans owe an immense debt of gratitude to the men |
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and women of the law enforcement profession who willingly place |
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themselves in harm's way to protect and serve the public, and the |
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presentation of a Star of Texas Award in memory of Officer Justin |
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Scherlen ensures that his dedication and sacrifice will not be |
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forgotten; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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Officer Justin Ryan Scherlen on the occasion of his posthumous |
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receipt of a Star of Texas Award and extend sincere condolences to |
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all those who mourn his passing; and, be it 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 Officer |
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Justin Scherlen. |
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Price |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 421 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on August 15, 2017. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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