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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Jackie Nations is concluding a remarkable 30-year |
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| 6 | 7 | | tenure on the Van City Council in May 2017; and |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, First elected in 1984, Mr. Nations served two |
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| 8 | 9 | | consecutive terms before deciding not to run again; he was soon |
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| 9 | 10 | | asked to complete the term of a council member who had stepped down, |
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| 10 | 11 | | however, and he has served on the council ever since; throughout his |
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| 11 | 12 | | time in office, he has demonstrated an exceptional commitment to |
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| 12 | 13 | | addressing the concerns of his constituents; he also served his |
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| 13 | 14 | | fellow citizens for 45 years as a member of the Van Volunteer Fire |
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| 14 | 15 | | Department; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Born in Grand Saline in December 1948, Mr. Nations |
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| 16 | 17 | | lived in Wisdom Temple for a year before his family moved to Van, |
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| 17 | 18 | | where he graduated from high school; he went on to complete an |
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| 18 | 19 | | associate degree in petroleum technology at Tyler Junior College, |
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| 19 | 20 | | and in later years he earned a second associate degree from TJC in |
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| 20 | 21 | | engineering; Mr. Nations began working for Union Oil Company of |
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| 21 | 22 | | California in 1970, in his hometown; he interrupted his career with |
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| 22 | 23 | | the company to serve in the United States Army for two years and |
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| 23 | 24 | | then returned to UNOCAL in 1973; following the sale of the company |
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| 24 | 25 | | to Chevron in 2005, he continued his employment as a facilities |
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| 25 | 26 | | engineering supervisor for a further six years, a stint broken |
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| 26 | 27 | | briefly by a six-month attempt at retirement; since 2010, this |
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| 27 | 28 | | esteemed Texan has worked for an oil and gas consulting company; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Nations enjoys the support |
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| 29 | 30 | | and encouragement of his wife, Rhea Lene; he takes great pride in |
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| 30 | 31 | | his daughter, Eryka Sewell, and his four grandchildren; his return |
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| 31 | 32 | | to private life will allow him to become even more involved at his |
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| 32 | 33 | | church, as well as to pursue his interests in golf, hunting, sports, |
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| 33 | 34 | | and auto shows; and |
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| 34 | 35 | | WHEREAS, Jackie Nations has greatly benefited his community |
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| 35 | 36 | | over the past three decades through his outstanding contributions |
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| 36 | 37 | | as a member of the Van City Council, and his desire to serve others |
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| 37 | 38 | | and work toward the greater good sets an inspiring example for his |
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| 38 | 39 | | fellow citizens; now, therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 40 | 41 | | Legislature hereby honor Jackie Nations for his 30 years of service |
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| 41 | 42 | | on the Van City Council and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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| 42 | 43 | | continued happiness; and, be it further |
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| 43 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 44 | 45 | | prepared for Mr. Nations as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 45 | 46 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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