HR950 - In memory of Officer Cooper Dawson of the Greenville Police Department.

      H.R. No. 950       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, Cooper Steven Dawson of the Greenville Police   Department was killed in the line of duty on November 26, 2024, at   the age of 28, and his untimely passing is a tragic loss to his   family, to his fellow officers, and to the residents of his   community; and          WHEREAS, Born in Bedford on December 20, 1995, to Steven and   Marisa Dawson, Cooper Dawson grew up with the companionship of his   two sisters, Kristen and Ashley; prior to joining the Greenville   Police Department, he was a police officer with the City of Garland;   throughout his career in law enforcement, he demonstrated a   courageous spirit and a steadfast dedication to protecting and   serving his community; and          WHEREAS, Officer Dawson was known for his magnetic   personality, his open heart, and his delightful sense of humor; a   family man, he enjoyed creating lasting memories with those closest   to him; in all his endeavors, he benefited from the love and support   of his wife, Aubrey, and their three children, Ayden, Parker, and   Kody; and          WHEREAS, Cooper Dawson was a courageous and caring law   enforcement officer who embodied the highest ideals of his   profession, and he will forever be remembered with admiration and   affection by those he leaves behind; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Officer Cooper   Steven Dawson and extend heartfelt condolences to the members of   his family: to his wife, Aubrey Dawson; to his children, Ayden,   Parker, and Kody Dawson; to his parents, Steven and Marisa Dawson;   to his sisters, Kristen Dawson and her partner, Micah, and Ashley   Sandoval and her husband, Kegan; to his grandfather, Randy Wright;   and to his many 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 adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Cooper   Dawson.     Money     Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw   Alders Guillen Morgan   Allen Harless Muñoz   Anchía Harris Noble   Ashby Harris Davila Olcott   Barry Harrison Oliverson   Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz   Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr   Bernal Hernandez Patterson   Bhojani Hickland Paul   Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso   Bowers Holt Perez of Harris   Bryant Hopper Phelan   Buckley Howard Pierson   Bucy Hull Plesa   Bumgarner Hunter Raymond   Button Isaac Reynolds   Cain Johnson Richardson   Campos Jones of Dallas Rodríguez Ramos   Canales Jones of Harris Romero   Capriglione Kerwin Rose   Cole King Rosenthal   Collier Kitzman Schatzline   Cook LaHood Schofield   Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft   Craddick Lambert Shaheen   Cunningham Landgraf Shofner   Curry Leach Simmons   Darby Leo Wilson Slawson   A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee   Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller   Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson   DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico   Dorazio Louderback Tepper   Dutton Lowe Thompson   Dyson Lozano Tinderholt   Fairly Lujan Toth   Flores Luther Troxclair   Frank Manuel Turner   Gámez Martinez VanDeaver   Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut   Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos   Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell   Gates Metcalf Vo   Gerdes Meyer Walle   Geren Meza Ward Johnson   Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton   González of Dallas Moody Wilson   González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu   Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 950 was unanimously adopted by a rising   vote of the House on April 25, 2025.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House