Texas HR 447: In memory of Corporal Monty Dale Platt of the West Texas A&M University Police Department.

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89(R) HR 447 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

  

  

  
 H.R. No. 447

  

  

   

 R E S O L U T I O N

   

        WHEREAS, The citizens of Seagoville lost an esteemed 

  

 community leader with the passing of Patrick Shaw Stallings on 

  

 February 6, 2025, at the age of 60; and

  

        WHEREAS, The son of James and Eloree Stallings, Pat Stallings 

  

 was born in San Antonio on February 1, 1965, and he grew up with the 

  

 companionship of a brother, Scott; he served as a DeSoto Police 

  

 Explorer during high school, and he began a tenure as a night 

  

 dispatcher for the Red Oak Police Department at the age of 17; while 

  

 working full time in dispatch, he attended both the basic and 

  

 reserve police academies, graduating at age 18 and becoming the 

  

 state's youngest-serving officer; and

  

        WHEREAS, Mr. Stallings subsequently embarked on an exemplary 

  

 23-year tenure with the Lancaster Police Department; he 

  

 distinguished himself through his performance on a number of the 

  

 agency's promotional exams, and he advanced through the ranks of 

  

 patrol officer, corporal, sergeant, detective, lieutenant, 

  

 commander, captain, and assistant chief to become interim chief; 

  

 while serving with the force, he earned a bachelor's degree in 

  

 criminal justice from Dallas Baptist University and a master's 

  

 degree in criminology and criminal justice from The University of 

  

 Texas at Arlington; and

  

        WHEREAS, Following his retirement from the Lancaster PD in 

  

 2008, Mr. Stallings was appointed as chief of the Seagoville Police 

  

 Department; he went on to be promoted to Seagoville city manager in 

  

 2015, a role in which he was responsible for the community's 

  

 operational functions and supervisory personnel management; 

  

 additionally, he served as interim director of the Seagoville 

  

 Economic Development Corporation, where he was instrumental in 

  

 attracting numerous businesses to the city and ensuring an 

  

 inclusive environment between city officials, existing businesses, 

  

 and prospective developers; and

  

        WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Stallings benefited from 

  

 the love and support of his wife, Lora, with whom he shared a 

  

 fulfilling union of more than three decades; he was a devoted father 

  

 to their daughters, Sarah and Jennifer, and he cherished the time he 

  

 spent attending their various activities; and

  

        WHEREAS, A champion of his community and a dedicated public 

  

 servant, Pat Stallings lived a caring and purposeful life, and he 

  

 leaves behind a legacy of 43 years of selfless public service that 

  

 his loved ones can remember with pride; now, therefore, be it

  

        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas 

  

 Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Patrick Shaw 

  

 Stallings and extend sincere condolences to his relatives and many 

  

 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 adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Pat 

   

 Stallings.

  

   

 A. Davis of Dallas

   

   

 ______________________________

   

 Speaker of the House     

  

   

        I certify that H.R. No. 447 was unanimously adopted by a 

   

 rising vote of the House on March 31, 2025.

   

   

 ______________________________

   

 Chief Clerk of the House