HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 82-18 RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States of America has desig-
nated the week of May 15th to be dedicated as "National Police Week" and
May 15th of each year to be "Police Memorial Day" and
WHEREAS, the law enforcement officers are our guardian of life
and property, defenders of the individual right to be free men, warriors
in the war against crime and dedicated to the preservation of life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness, and
WHEREAS, the City of The Colony desires to honor the valor,
service and dedication of its own police officers.
WE THEREFORE PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF MAY 9-15 TO BE POLICE
WEEK and call upon all our citizens in this community to especially honor
and show our sincere appreciation for the police officers of this city by
deed, remark and attitude. I call upon all our citizens to make every
effort to express their thanks to our men who make it possible for us
to leave our homes and family in safety each day and to return to our
homes knowing they are protected by men willing to sacrifice their lives,
if necessary, to guard our loved ones, property and government against
all who would violate the law.
Signed this ~ day of May, at the City of The Colony, State
of Texas, in the witness thereof the seal and signatures of the city are
affixed.
G~NE POLLARD, MAYOR
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