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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 Robert Layden Hornsby of the Killeen Police |
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Department, who was killed in the line of duty on July 14, 2013, at |
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the age of 32; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Lexington, Kentucky, on January 17, 1981, |
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Bobby Hornsby grew up in Plainview and Temple, where his family was |
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involved in the restaurant business; he graduated from Temple High |
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School, and he went on to attend Temple College; a caring husband |
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and father, he shared a rewarding marriage with his wife, Kimberly, |
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and they were the parents of two children, Braxx and Layden; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hornsby joined the Killeen Police Department in |
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January 2009 as a patrol officer on the B Squad of the early morning |
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watch; he was assigned to the department's SWAT unit in January |
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2013, and he earned his intermediate peace officer certification |
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five months later; and |
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WHEREAS, Police officers put themselves in harm's way every |
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day to serve and protect their fellow citizens, and the tragic death |
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of this brave officer is a sobering reminder of the dangers they |
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face; Robert Hornsby embodied the highest ideals of the law |
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enforcement profession, and he will long be fondly remembered and |
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deeply missed by all those who were privileged to know him; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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Officer Robert Layden Hornsby and extend sincere condolences |
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to the |
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members of his family: to his wife, Kimberly Hornsby; to his son, |
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Braxx Anderson Hornsby; to his daughter, Layden Morgan Hornsby; and |
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to his other relatives and friends. |
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M. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Oliveira |
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N. Gonzalez of El Paso |
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| Anderson |
Gutierrez |
Patrick |
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| Aycock |
Harper-Brown |
Perry |
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| Bell |
Hernandez Luna |
Phillips |
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| Bonnen of Brazoria |
Hilderbran |
Pitts |
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Howard |
Price |
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| Capriglione |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| Carter |
King of Hemphill |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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| Clardy |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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| Coleman |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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| Collier |
King of Zavala |
Schaefer |
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| Cortez |
Klick |
Sheffield of Bell |
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| Craddick |
Kolkhorst |
Sheffield of Coryell |
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| Crownover |
Kuempel |
Simpson |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Lavender |
Springer |
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| J. Davis of Harris |
Leach |
Stephenson |
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| S. Davis of Harris |
Lewis |
Stickland |
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| Dutton |
Lucio III |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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| Eiland |
Marquez |
Thompson of Harris |
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| Fallon |
Martinez Fischer |
Turner of Collin |
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| Farias |
McClendon |
Turner of Harris |
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| Farney |
Menendez |
Turner of Tarrant |
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| Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villarreal |
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| Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 114 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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vote of the House on July 18, 2013. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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