Bill Text: TX HR706 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Senior Deputy Jessica Hollis of the Travis County Sheriff's Office.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-23 - Reported enrolled [HR706 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR706-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 706 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sorrow felt at | ||
| the loss of Senior Deputy Jessica Hollis of the Travis County | ||
| Sheriff's Office, who died in the line of duty on September 19, | ||
| 2014, at the age of 35; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in San Antonio on April 21, 1979, the former | ||
| Jessica Laura Wright graduated from Winston Churchill High School | ||
| in 1997 and went on to attend Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi | ||
| and to study marine biology at Texas State University-San Marcos; | ||
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| WHEREAS, While serving as emergency medical technicians in | ||
| San Antonio, she and her colleague Ricky Hollis fell in love, and | ||
| they continued to work together as paramedics in Calhoun County for | ||
| five years; the couple moved to Austin following their acceptance | ||
| into the Austin Police Academy and became only the second married | ||
| couple to graduate from the academy; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Hollis went on to work for the Austin Police | ||
| Department and the Travis County Parks Department, and she was | ||
| eventually recruited by the Travis County Sheriff's Office; over | ||
| the course of her seven-year tenure there, she served with great | ||
| distinction as a patrol officer, a field training officer, a vice | ||
| officer, and a senior deputy sheriff; in addition, she earned | ||
| certification as a master scuba diver and was recognized with the | ||
| Unit Citation Award for her efforts with the department's | ||
| Underwater Recovery Team; moreover, she was nominated as the 2010 | ||
| Officer of the Year by the American Legion; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Above all else, Ms. Hollis found true fulfillment in | ||
| moments shared with her loved ones; she delighted in traveling and | ||
| diving with her son, Mason, and she and her mother, Vicki, nurtured | ||
| their close bond through volunteering at animal rescue shelters and | ||
| browsing in vintage shops; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Jessica Hollis upheld the highest standards of her | ||
| profession, and although she will be deeply missed, those who were | ||
| privileged to share in the richness of her life will forever cherish | ||
| their memories of her warmth, her generosity, and her profound | ||
| commitment to public service; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Senior Deputy Jessica | ||
| Hollis and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: | ||
| to her husband, Ricky Hollis; to her son, Mason Hollis; to her | ||
| mother, Vicki Wright; to her stepfather, Bill Wright, and his | ||
| partner, Eva Lee; to her father, Rick Hall, and his wife, Dale | ||
| Freeman; to her siblings, Wade Wright, Crystal Fulfer and her | ||
| husband, Weston, Katherine Lively and her husband, Billy, and | ||
| Taylor Hall and his wife, Bianca; to her grandmother, Jessie Hall; | ||
| to her mother-in-law, Melody Hollis; and to her other relatives and | ||
| many friends; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of | ||
| Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jessica | ||
| Hollis. | ||
| Israel | ||
| Howard | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 706 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on March 12, 2015. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
