1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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3 RESOLUTION 1050 By: Ford and George
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7 AS INTRODUCED
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8 A Resolution recognizing May 12 through May 18, 2024,
8 as National Police Week and recognizing May 15, 2024,
9 as Peace Officers Memorial Day in the State of
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12 WHEREAS, across the United States, the week of May 12 through
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13 May 18, 2024, is being recognized as "National Police Week"; and
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14 WHEREAS, on October 1, 1962, the United States Congress approved
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15 a joint resolution authorizing the President of the United States to
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16 designate May 15 of each year as "Peace Officers Memorial Day" in
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17 honor of law enforcement officers who have been killed, disabled, or
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18 otherwise injured in the line of duty and the calendar week during
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19 which May 15 occurs as "National Police Week"; and
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20 WHEREAS, by proclamation dated May 4, 1963, President John F.
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21 Kennedy designated May 15, 1963, and each succeeding May 15 as
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22 "Peace Officers Memorial Day" and the week of May 12 through May 18,
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23 1963, and each succeeding calendar week during which May 15 occurs
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24 as "National Police Week"; and
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 1 WHEREAS, federal, state, local, and tribal police officers,
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2 sheriffs, and other law enforcement officers in the State of
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3 Oklahoma and across the United States serve with valor, dignity, and
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4 integrity; and
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5 WHEREAS, law enforcement officers are charged with pursuing
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6 justice for all individuals and performing the duties of a law
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7 enforcement officer with fidelity to the constitutional rights of
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8 the public that the law enforcement officers serve; and
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9 WHEREAS, the Oklahoma House of Representatives expresses strong
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10 support for law enforcement officers in Oklahoma and across the
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11 United States in the efforts that those officers undertake to build
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12 safer and more secure communities; and
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13 WHEREAS, the Oklahoma House of Representatives recognizes the
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14 law enforcement community for the continual selfless acts of
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15 sacrifice and bravery carried out by the members of that community;
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17 WHEREAS, law enforcement officers swear an oath to uphold the
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18 public trust with their lives, if need be, even though, through the
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19 performance of the duties of a law enforcement officer, the officers
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20 may become targets for senseless acts of violence; and
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21 WHEREAS, within the last year, one hundred and thirty-six law
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22 enforcement officers from across the United States have made the
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23 ultimate sacrifice; and
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 1 WHEREAS, one Oklahoma law enforcement officer died in the line
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2 of duty within the last year, Captain John Robert Randolph III, of
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3 the Ringling Police Department; and
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4 WHEREAS, the Oklahoma House of Representatives honors the memory
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5 of the hundreds of law enforcement officers who have given their
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6 lives in the line of duty in this state and throughout the United
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7 States.
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8 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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9 OF THE 2ND SESSION OF THE 59TH OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE:
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10 THAT May 12 through May 18, 2024, is hereby recognized by the
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11 Oklahoma House of Representatives as "National Police Week" and
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12 recognizes May 15, 2024, as "Peace Officers Memorial Day" in
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13 Oklahoma.
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14 THAT the Oklahoma House of Representatives expresses condolences
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15 to the loved ones of each law enforcement officer who has made the
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16 ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.
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18 59-2-11093 GRS 05/08/24
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