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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Officer Patrick Sirois was posthumously recognized |
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by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and |
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Education with its 2010 State of Texas Law Enforcement Achievement |
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Award for Valor; and |
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WHEREAS, On November 23, 2010, Officer Sirois was traveling |
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to Oklahoma for the Thanksgiving holiday; although he was off duty, |
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he stopped his vehicle to help a stranded motorist near Eufaula; |
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while he and the driver spoke on the shoulder of the highway, |
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Officer Sirois saw another car speeding directly toward them; |
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without hesitation, he pushed the stranded driver out of harm's way |
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but was fatally injured himself; he was 50 years old at the time of |
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his death; and |
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WHEREAS, Before becoming a police officer, Pat Sirois served |
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this nation for 23 years as a member of the United States Army and |
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earned many commendations for his outstanding efforts, including |
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the Bronze Star and the Legion of Merit; he retired from his career |
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in the military in 2002 as a command sergeant major and joined the |
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Fort Hood Police Department; he was also a reserve officer in the |
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Nolanville Police Department, where he was named Officer of the |
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Year in 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, In the final moments of his life, Officer Sirois |
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demonstrated the courage, decisiveness, and self-sacrifice that |
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defined his career, and it is indeed fitting that his heroism be |
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recognized with this prestigious honor; 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 memory of Officer Patrick |
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Sirois in recognition of his receipt of the 2010 State of Texas Law |
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Enforcement Achievement Award for Valor and extend sincere |
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condolences to the members of his family: to his wife, Karen |
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Howe-Sirois; to his children, Patrick Sirois, Jr., and Debra |
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Lipham; to his mother, Claire Jalbert, and her husband, Arthur; to |
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his sisters, Carol Levesque and Gloria Beaudoin; to his brother, |
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Phillip Sirois; to his nephews, Shaun, Kenneth, Randy, and Michael; |
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and to his other relatives and friends; 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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Patrick Sirois. |