SENATE RESOLUTION

                         1999-8678

By Senators Hargrove, T. Sheldon, Snyder, Long and Bauer

     WHEREAS, Law enforcement is an honorable career that requires dedication and selflessness, and law enforcement personnel lead a life of service to the community, inherently subject to danger; and

     WHEREAS, Community corrections officers are vital to the well being of any community, filling an indispensable role monitoring offenders who have been released; and

     WHEREAS, Tom Perrine has served the Grays Harbor Area as a community corrections officer since 1993, dedicating himself to helping others and improving the region in which he lives; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Perrine has demonstrated his commitment to the safety of his community by working to bring programs such as the "Smart Partnership" to Grays Harbor; and

     WHEREAS, Tom Perrine has been recognized by his peers as an exemplary corrections officer by being named Community Corrections Officer of the Year for the Department of Corrections Southwest Region in 1998; and

     WHEREAS, Tom Perrine knowingly and willfully placed himself in a dangerous position for the benefit of people; and

     WHEREAS, He was the victim of a targeted, vicious act of violence at his home on January 26, 1999; and

     WHEREAS, Tom Perrine is recovering from severe eye, leg, and hand injuries, and making splendid progress;

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Washington State Senate, on this day, recognize and thank Tom Perrine for his selfless dedication to the state of Washington and his community through his work and his life; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Washington State Senate wish Tom Perrine a complete and speedy recovery; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Secretary of the Senate immediately transmit a copy of this resolution to Tom Perrine.

I, Tony M. Cook, Secretary of the Senate,

do hereby certify that this is a true and

correct copy of Senate Resolution 1999-8678,

adopted by the Senate April 23, 1999.

TONY M. COOK

Secretary of the Senate