Bill Text: TX HCR35 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Sergeant Jimmie DeVeril Norman of the Bellaire Police Department.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-18 - Signed by the Governor [HCR35 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HCR35-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 35 | ||
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| WHERE | ||
| AS, Family, friends, and fellow officers are mourning | ||
| the loss of Sergeant Jimmie DeVeril Norman of the Bellaire Police | ||
| Department, who died in the line of duty on December 24, 2012, at | ||
| the age of 53; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Jimmie Norman was born in Dallas on November 17, | ||
| 1959, to James and Billie Norman; he and his wife of 31 years, | ||
| Mitzie, made their home in Sugar Land, and they were blessed with | ||
| two children, Daniel and Dallas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A peace officer for nearly three decades, Sergeant | ||
| Norman served with the department in Bellaire for 23 years, earning | ||
| the Life Saving Commendation, the Exemplary Service Commendation, | ||
| and certification as a master peace officer; he was named Bellaire | ||
| Police Officer of the Year on two occasions, in 1989 and again in | ||
| 2000; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Sergeant Norman also enjoyed the deep and lasting | ||
| respect of his community, receiving recognition as the Bellaire | ||
| Southwest Houston Chamber of Commerce Officer of the Quarter in | ||
| 1994, the Houston 100 Club Officer of the Year in 1995, the Greater | ||
| Southwest Houston Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Police Officer of | ||
| the Year in 2000, the Greater Southwest Houston Chamber of Commerce | ||
| Hometown Hero in 2007, and the Bellaire Optimist Club Officer of the | ||
| Year in 2011; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This beloved family man was an avid sportsman, an | ||
| enthusiastic fan of Houston sports, and an expert grill master; he | ||
| received the 2010 Coach of the Year award for the annual Guns and | ||
| Hoses Football Game; always willing to lend a hand, he earned the | ||
| affection of all who knew him with his selflessness, his | ||
| compassion, and his sense of humor; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Exemplifying the highest ideals of Texas law | ||
| enforcement, Sergeant Norman will forever be remembered for his | ||
| unwavering devotion to his family and friends and for his lifetime | ||
| of dedicated service to the members of his community, for whom he | ||
| made the ultimate sacrifice; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby pay tribute to the memory of Sergeant Jimmie DeVeril Norman | ||
| and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his | ||
| wife, Mitzie Norman; to his son, Daniel Norman, and his wife, | ||
| Hillary; to his daughter, Dallas Norman; to his parents, James and | ||
| Billie Norman; to his brothers, Johnnie Norman and his wife, Kathy, | ||
| Jerrie Norman and his wife, Susan, and Jamie Norman and his wife, | ||
| Cheryl; to his mother-in-law, Norma Dobbs; to his brother-in-law, | ||
| Randy Dobbs; and to his 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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of | ||
| Sergeant Jimmie DeVeril Norman. | ||
| S. Davis of Harris | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 35 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on February 28, 2013. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 35 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the Senate on May 6, 2013. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
