| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2198 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Honorable Joseph Alexander Garcia has served the |
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| 6 | 6 | | people of South Texas for more than four decades; and |
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| 7 | 7 | | WHEREAS, Born in Brownsville in 1936 to J. A. and Bertha |
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| 8 | 8 | | Garcia, J. A. Garcia attended Moye Military Academy before |
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| 9 | 9 | | graduating in 1954 from Brownsville High School; he subsequently |
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| 10 | 10 | | earned a bachelor's degree from Texas A&I University in Kingsville |
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| 11 | 11 | | in 1960; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Garcia first served his fellow citizens as a |
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| 13 | 13 | | member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1968 to 1972; he |
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| 14 | 14 | | was instrumental in expanding the Texas A&I University System to |
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| 15 | 15 | | include a Corpus Christi campus, and following his departure from |
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| 16 | 16 | | the legislature, he went on to help develop that institution as its |
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| 17 | 17 | | chief fiscal officer for five years; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, In the early 1980s, Mr. Garcia was elected as judge |
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| 19 | 19 | | of Kenedy County, a position in which he has continued to |
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| 20 | 20 | | distinguish himself for nearly three decades; among his numerous |
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| 21 | 21 | | achievements in behalf of area residents are the creation of rabies |
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| 22 | 22 | | clinics and food banks, the establishment of retirement and |
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| 23 | 23 | | insurance plans for teachers, and the organization of ambulance |
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| 24 | 24 | | services for rural communities; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Judge Garcia is supported in his endeavors by his |
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| 26 | 26 | | wife of 48 years, the former Sue Ann Barr, and their family includes |
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| 27 | 27 | | three children and six grandchildren; his life is further enriched |
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| 28 | 28 | | by his involvement in the Garcia Ranch, which has been in his family |
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| 29 | 29 | | since it was acquired by his great-grandfather; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Deeply committed to the region he calls home, Judge |
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| 31 | 31 | | J. A. Garcia has spent his career working to enhance the quality of |
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| 32 | 32 | | life for the people of Kenedy County and beyond, and his outstanding |
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| 33 | 33 | | efforts have made a positive and lasting difference; now, |
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| 34 | 34 | | therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 36 | 36 | | Legislature hereby commend the Honorable J. A. Garcia for his many |
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| 37 | 37 | | years of public service and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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| 38 | 38 | | continued success and happiness; and, be it further |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 40 | | prepared for Judge Garcia as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 41 | 41 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 42 | 42 | | Rios Ybarra |
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| 43 | 43 | | ______________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 45 | 45 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2198 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 46 | 46 | | 25, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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