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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, David A. Byrnes retired as sheriff of Kaufman County |
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on December 31, 2016, drawing to a close 16 years of distinguished |
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service in that office; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Byrnes began his career in law enforcement as a |
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patrol deputy for the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office in 1969; the |
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following year, he accepted a post with the Texas Department of |
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Public Safety, and he worked as a highway patrolman in Pecos, |
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Denton, and Fort Davis before joining the Texas Rangers Division in |
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1979; he went on to earn promotion to lieutenant and then captain, |
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and he ably served as the task force commander in charge of the |
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Branch Davidian investigation in Waco in 1993; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan retired from the rangers in |
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1996, and in 2000 he was elected as Kaufman County sheriff; in that |
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role, he ably executed his many duties, and his outstanding efforts |
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garnered him the respect and loyalty of area voters, who returned |
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him to office for three additional terms; and |
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WHEREAS, David Byrnes exemplified the highest ideals of his |
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profession throughout a career that spanned nearly half a century, |
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and in so doing, he immeasurably contributed to the many |
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communities in which he served; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate David A. Byrnes on his retirement |
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as sheriff of Kaufman County and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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for continued happiness and fulfillment; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Byrnes as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |