Bill Text: TX SR378 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: In memory of Darren Almendarez.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-03 - Printed in full [SR378 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR378-Introduced.html
Bill Title: In memory of Darren Almendarez.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-03 - Printed in full [SR378 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR378-Introduced.html
88R20961 KSM-D | ||
By: Alvarado, et al. | S.R. No. 378 |
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WHEREAS, Residents of Harris County lost an esteemed public | ||
servant with the passing of Deputy Sheriff Darren Almendarez on | ||
March 31, 2022, at the age of 51; and | ||
WHEREAS, A native of Houston, Darren Almendarez was born to | ||
Mary Helen Martinez and Abraham Almendarez Sr. on August 15, 1970, | ||
and he grew up with five sisters and four brothers; he shared a | ||
rewarding marriage with Flor M. Zarzoza Almendarez, and he was the | ||
proud father of three children, Andrea Almendarez, Kayla Rios, and | ||
Danny Rios; and | ||
WHEREAS, After graduating from Austin High School and | ||
attending Houston Community College and San Jacinto College, | ||
Mr. Almendarez enlisted in Class B1-99 of the Harris County | ||
Sheriff's Office Academy and graduated in 1999; over the course of | ||
his exemplary 23-year tenure with the sheriff's office, he served | ||
as a patrolman in District 3 and as a field training officer, | ||
certified instructor, Auto Theft Task Force investigator, and | ||
investigator with the Multi-Agency Gang Task Force, where he worked | ||
with agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; he was | ||
certified as a master peace officer; and | ||
WHEREAS, When he was off duty, Deputy Almendarez took great | ||
pleasure in traveling, saltwater fishing, woodworking, barbecuing, | ||
and working in his yard; he was a true animal lover who delighted in | ||
the time he spent with his many pets, and he was a loyal fan of the | ||
Houston Texans and the Dallas Cowboys; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although the untimely death of Darren Almendarez | ||
profoundly saddened his family and friends and those who were | ||
privileged to work alongside him, his record of dedicated service | ||
to his community will not soon be forgotten; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature | ||
hereby pay tribute to the memory of Harris County Deputy Sheriff | ||
Darren Almendarez and extend heartfelt sympathy to his loved ones | ||
and to all others who mourn his passing; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That when the Texas Senate adjourns this day, it do | ||
so in memory of Deputy Sheriff Darren Almendarez. |