SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 278
	In Memory
	of
	Gerald Lee Kunkle
	WHEREAS, The citizens of Collin County lost an admired
	public servant with the passing of Constable Gerald Lee Kunkle on
	February 13, 2015, at the age of 76; and
	WHEREAS, Born on February 14, 1938, in Shreveport, Louisiana,
	Jerry Kunkle was the son of Benjamin and Helen Kunkle; he served for
	three years with the military police in the United States Marine
	Corps, where he was stationed in Honolulu and excelled at playing
	football for the corps; after he was discharged in 1959, he returned
	home and attended the University of North Texas on a football
	scholarship; he married the former Hannah Dungan on October 3, 1961,
	and the couple raised four children; and
	WHEREAS, Constable Kunkle began working for Collin County
	as a deputy sheriff in 1962 and was soon promoted to chief deputy;
	he worked briefly as a radio station manager before returning to
	work for the county as an adult probation officer in 1971,
	eventually reassuming the role of chief deputy; in 1979, he was
	appointed to the office of Precinct 1 constable, and he continued
	to be reelected to that position until his retirement in 2008;
	over the course of a tenure that spanned nearly three decades, a
	number of new programs were launched, including the
	establishment of the warrant division; he was named Texas
	Constable of the Year in 1997; and
	WHEREAS, Further contributing to his professional
	community, Constable Kunkle served as president of the Justices
	of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas, and he received
	the association's highest honor, the T. A. Vines Award, in 2003; and
	WHEREAS, A devoted family man and a dedicated public
	servant, Jerry Kunkle will be deeply missed, but the integrity
	and optimism with which he lived his life will forever inspire
	all who had the good fortune to know him; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
	Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Constable Gerald
	Lee Kunkle and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his
	family: to his wife, Hannah Kunkle; to his children, Mark,
	Kimberly, and Matt Kunkle and Keri Hardin; to his grandchildren,
	Mason, Morgan, Miles, and Mendel Kunkle and Hayden Hardin; to his
	great-grandson, Hagen Kunkle; to his stepfather, Edward
	R. McGehee; 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 Senate adjourns
	this day, it do so in memory of Jerry Kunkle.
	Taylor of Collin
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		President of the Senate
		I hereby certify that the
		above Resolution was adopted by
		the Senate on March 2, 2015, by a
		rising vote.
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		Secretary of the Senate
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		Member, Texas Senate