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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Honorable Juan M. Garcia III is stepping down |
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| 6 | 7 | | from his post as U.S. assistant secretary of the navy in May 2015, |
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| 7 | 8 | | and this is a fitting opportunity to commend him for his long and |
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| 8 | 9 | | honorable record of service to his nation; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Since his confirmation by the U.S. Senate in |
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| 10 | 11 | | September 2009, Mr. Garcia has overseen the office responsible for |
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| 11 | 12 | | the recruitment, development, and retention of navy and Marine |
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| 12 | 13 | | Corps personnel; he has also devised human resources policies and |
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| 13 | 14 | | programs, advised senior navy leaders on the implications of policy |
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| 14 | 15 | | decisions affecting personnel, and evaluated and analyzed the |
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| 15 | 16 | | impact of policy and the delivery of programs; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, After graduating with honors from the University of |
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| 17 | 18 | | California in Los Angeles in 1988, Juan Garcia went on to earn a law |
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| 18 | 19 | | degree and a master's degree in public policy from Harvard |
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| 19 | 20 | | University; he subsequently joined the U.S. Navy and received his |
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| 20 | 21 | | "Wings of Gold" at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi; while on active |
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| 21 | 22 | | duty, he participated in Operation Desert Thunder in the Persian |
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| 22 | 23 | | Gulf and Operation Allied Force in Kosovo and served as a top aide |
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| 23 | 24 | | in London to the deputy commander in chief of U.S. naval forces in |
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| 24 | 25 | | Europe; he later served as an instructor pilot in the Navy Reserve |
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| 25 | 26 | | at NAS Corpus Christi, and he continues to serve as a reservist; and |
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| 26 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Garcia's numerous military awards include the |
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| 27 | 28 | | Joint Services Commendation Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps |
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| 28 | 29 | | Commendation Medal, and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement |
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| 29 | 30 | | Medal; and |
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| 30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, This esteemed gentleman previously gained |
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| 31 | 32 | | experience at the federal level when he was appointed as a 1999 |
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| 32 | 33 | | White House Fellow and assigned to serve as a special assistant to |
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| 33 | 34 | | the U.S. secretary of education; from 2007 to 2009, he held public |
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| 34 | 35 | | office at the state level as a member of the Texas House of |
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| 35 | 36 | | Representatives; he has also practiced law with the firm of |
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| 36 | 37 | | Hartline, Dacus, Barger, Dreyer & Kern, and he is a member of the |
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| 37 | 38 | | Council on Foreign Relations; and |
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| 38 | 39 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Garcia is married to the former Denise Giraldez, |
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| 39 | 40 | | and the couple are the parents of four children, Jack, Luke, |
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| 40 | 41 | | Calista, and Alex; and |
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| 41 | 42 | | WHEREAS, Juan Garcia's able leadership and deep commitment to |
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| 42 | 43 | | advancing the mission of the U.S. Navy have greatly benefited his |
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| 43 | 44 | | fellow Americans, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his |
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| 44 | 45 | | outstanding record of service to this country; now, therefore, be |
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| 45 | 46 | | it |
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| 46 | 47 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 47 | 48 | | Legislature hereby commend the Honorable Juan M. Garcia III for his |
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| 48 | 49 | | service as U.S. assistant secretary of the navy and extend to him |
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| 49 | 50 | | sincere best wishes for continued success in all his endeavors; |
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| 50 | 51 | | and, be it further |
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| 51 | 52 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 52 | 53 | | prepared for Mr. Garcia as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 53 | 54 | | House of Representatives. |
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