81R36015 JNC-D
By: Hunter H.R. No. 2677
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Honorable Samuel Loyd Neal, Jr., has ably served
the residents of Nueces County as county judge since January 2007,
and his knowledge and dedication have earned him widespread respect
and appreciation; and
WHEREAS, Judge Neal has long worked for the betterment of his
community; elected mayor of Corpus Christi in 1997, he was
reelected for his fourth and final term in April 2003; under his
guidance, the city secured funding to increase crime prevention
efforts as well as for street repairs, a multipurpose arena,
Packery Channel, and the Bayfront Master Plan; and
WHEREAS, Judge Neal has also benefited his fellow residents
through his service as chair of the Corpus Christi Regional
Economic Development Corporation, the Corpus Christi Chamber of
Commerce, the Art Museum of South Texas, and the South Texas
Homeport Committee; and
WHEREAS, A graduate of Texas A&M University, Judge Neal
earned his master of business administration from Texas A&I
University in 1973; in addition to a notable career in the insurance
industry that spanned more than 40 years, he has been an adjunct
professor of insurance at Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi and
served over three decades in the active Army and Army Reserve,
retiring as a colonel in 1989; and
WHEREAS, His exceptional military credentials earned Judge
Neal appointment to the Texas Strategic Military Planning
Commission by Governor George W. Bush and to the Texas Military
Preparedness Commission by Governor Rick Perry; and
WHEREAS, Deeply committed to the region he calls home, Judge
Loyd Neal has contributed greatly to the quality of life in Nueces
County, and his outstanding efforts are making a positive and
lasting difference in the lives of countless people; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby commend the Honorable Samuel Loyd Neal, Jr., for
his many years of public service and extend to him sincere best
wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Judge Neal as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.