Bill Text: OR HCR30 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizing and honoring Officer Buddy Ray Herron (1969-2011) for his service to this state.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Failed) 2013-07-08 - In committee upon adjournment. [HCR30 Detail]
Download: Oregon-2013-HCR30-Introduced.html
77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session NOTE: Matter within { + braces and plus signs + } in an amended section is new. Matter within { - braces and minus signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within { + braces and plus signs + } . LC 3865 House Concurrent Resolution 30 Sponsored by Representatives JENSON, SMITH, Senator HANSELL SUMMARY The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's brief statement of the essential features of the measure as introduced. Recognizes and honors Officer Buddy Ray Herron (1969-2011) for his service to this state. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Whereas Officer Buddy Ray Herron was born August 25, 1969, and killed on November 28, 2011; and Whereas Officer Buddy Ray Herron was born in Chicago, Illinois; and Whereas Officer Buddy Ray Herron attended Tolleson Union High School in Arizona; and Whereas Officer Buddy Ray Herron joined the United States Navy in 1988 and was honorably discharged in 1996; and Whereas in 1990 Officer Buddy Ray Herron married Kim Reeves, the love of his life, and was the father of James, Joshua, Jacob and Jenna; and Whereas Officer Buddy Ray Herron began his career as a correctional officer with the Arizona Department of Corrections in 1999; and Whereas Officer Buddy Ray Herron moved to Helix, Oregon, and went to work with the Department of Corrections in 2007, working at the Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution; and Whereas on November 28, 2011, Officer Buddy Ray Herron stopped to assist a stranded motorist on his way to work; and Whereas Officer Buddy Ray Herron was then tragically killed while providing that assistance and in the performance of his duties as a public safety officer; and Whereas Officer Buddy Ray Herron was a hardworking correctional officer with the Department of Corrections, a loving and loyal family man and a wonderful father and husband; and Whereas Officer Buddy Ray Herron was able to fix anything broken or in disrepair, had an incredible sense of humor and was active with his local Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; and Whereas in his spare time, Officer Buddy Ray Herron volunteered with his local rural fire district; and Whereas Officer Buddy Ray Herron especially enjoyed activities with his family and camping at their favorite spot on the north rim of the Grand Canyon; now, therefore, Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon: That we, the members of the Seventy-seventh Legislative Assembly, recognize and honor Officer Buddy Ray Herron for his service to this state. ----------