Bill Text: TX HR588 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of K-9 officer Lenin of the Baytown Police Department.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-30 - Reported enrolled [HR588 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR588-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 588 |
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WHEREAS, The Baytown Police Department is mourning the loss | ||
of a much-loved member of its unit, K-9 officer Lenin, who passed | ||
away on March 9, 2023; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born on August 26, 2020, in Hungary, the Maliherd | ||
was assigned to Baytown K-9 Officer Hunter Kinzie; the duo | ||
completed training both in-house and at the Houston K9 Academy, | ||
earning certification in August 2022; Lenin was the department's | ||
first Explosive Ordnance Detection K-9, and he and Officer Kinzie | ||
conducted a number of large explosive sweeps in the Baytown area; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, In February 2023, Officer Kinzie and Lenin | ||
participated in a seminar in Dothan, Alabama; competing against 75 | ||
other K-9 teams, they won the Top Bomb Dog Award and finished second | ||
in the Bomb Scramble contest and third in the Bomb Vehicles event; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Although the death of this exemplary police dog has | ||
brought great sadness to many, K-9 officer Lenin will forever be | ||
remembered for the courage and enthusiasm with which he performed | ||
his duties as well as for the special camaraderie he shared with his | ||
handler and colleagues; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of K-9 officer Lenin | ||
and extend sincere condolences to Officer Hunter Kinzie and the | ||
other members of the Baytown Police Department. | ||
Cain | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 588 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on March 30, 2023. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||