| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2677 |
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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 Samuel Loyd Neal, Jr., has ably served |
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| 6 | 6 | | the residents of Nueces County as county judge since January 2007, |
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| 7 | 7 | | and his knowledge and dedication have earned him widespread respect |
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| 8 | 8 | | and appreciation; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Judge Neal has long worked for the betterment of his |
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| 10 | 10 | | community; elected mayor of Corpus Christi in 1997, he was |
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| 11 | 11 | | reelected for his fourth and final term in April 2003; under his |
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| 12 | 12 | | guidance, the city secured funding to increase crime prevention |
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| 13 | 13 | | efforts as well as for street repairs, a multipurpose arena, |
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| 14 | 14 | | Packery Channel, and the Bayfront Master Plan; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Judge Neal has also benefited his fellow residents |
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| 16 | 16 | | through his service as chair of the Corpus Christi Regional |
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| 17 | 17 | | Economic Development Corporation, the Corpus Christi Chamber of |
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| 18 | 18 | | Commerce, the Art Museum of South Texas, and the South Texas |
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| 19 | 19 | | Homeport Committee; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, A graduate of Texas A&M University, Judge Neal |
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| 21 | 21 | | earned his master of business administration from Texas A&I |
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| 22 | 22 | | University in 1973; in addition to a notable career in the insurance |
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| 23 | 23 | | industry that spanned more than 40 years, he has been an adjunct |
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| 24 | 24 | | professor of insurance at Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi and |
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| 25 | 25 | | served over three decades in the active Army and Army Reserve, |
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| 26 | 26 | | retiring as a colonel in 1989; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, His exceptional military credentials earned Judge |
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| 28 | 28 | | Neal appointment to the Texas Strategic Military Planning |
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| 29 | 29 | | Commission by Governor George W. Bush and to the Texas Military |
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| 30 | 30 | | Preparedness Commission by Governor Rick Perry; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Deeply committed to the region he calls home, Judge |
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| 32 | 32 | | Loyd Neal has contributed greatly to the quality of life in Nueces |
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| 33 | 33 | | County, and his outstanding efforts are making a positive and |
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| 34 | 34 | | lasting difference in the lives of countless people; now, |
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| 35 | 35 | | therefore, be it |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 37 | 37 | | Legislature hereby commend the Honorable Samuel Loyd Neal, Jr., for |
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| 38 | 38 | | his many years of public service and extend to him sincere best |
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| 39 | 39 | | wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 41 | 41 | | prepared for Judge Neal as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 42 | 42 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 43 | 43 | | Hunter |
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| 44 | 44 | | Ortiz, Jr. |
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| 45 | 45 | | Herrero |
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| 46 | 46 | | ______________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 48 | 48 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2677 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 49 | 49 | | 31, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 50 | 50 | | ______________________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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