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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Tommy Ramirez Jr. is retiring as chief juvenile |
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| 6 | 7 | | probation officer of the Cameron County Juvenile Justice Department |
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| 7 | 8 | | on January 31, 2017; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, After graduating from Bryan High School, Tommy |
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| 9 | 10 | | Ramirez earned a bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University in |
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| 10 | 11 | | 1977 before going on to work in leadership roles at the Boys & Girls |
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| 11 | 12 | | Clubs of Brazos Valley and San Antonio, as well as at a |
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| 12 | 13 | | manufacturing company; and |
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| 13 | 14 | | WHEREAS, In 1986, Mr. Ramirez began his career in juvenile |
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| 14 | 15 | | justice as a probation officer for Brazos County, and in July 2003, |
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| 15 | 16 | | he was named chief juvenile probation officer of the Cameron County |
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| 16 | 17 | | Juvenile Justice Department, where he has spent more than 13 years; |
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| 17 | 18 | | and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, During his time with the department, Chief Ramirez |
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| 19 | 20 | | has been instrumental in the creation of Harlingen Outreach Center, |
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| 20 | 21 | | and in the development and implementation of vocational training |
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| 21 | 22 | | programs for indigent families and of youth and collaborative |
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| 22 | 23 | | initiatives between juvenile probation officers and local schools |
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| 23 | 24 | | and law enforcement agencies; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Chief Ramirez has further contributed to his |
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| 25 | 26 | | professional community by serving on the Texas Juvenile Justice |
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| 26 | 27 | | Department Advisory Council and as president of the South Texas |
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| 27 | 28 | | Chiefs Association, as well as through his involvement with the |
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| 28 | 29 | | Juvenile Justice Association of Texas, the Texas Juvenile Detention |
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| 29 | 30 | | Association, and the Texas Probation Association, which awarded him |
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| 30 | 31 | | its most prestigious honor, the Amador R. Rodriguez Lifetime |
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| 31 | 32 | | Achievement Award; moreover, he has sat on boards for the United Way |
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| 32 | 33 | | of Northern Cameron County and the Boys & Girls Club of San Benito; |
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| 33 | 34 | | and |
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| 34 | 35 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, this esteemed Texan has |
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| 35 | 36 | | enjoyed the love and support of his wife, Olga, and their three |
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| 36 | 37 | | children, Tiffany, Tommy, and Kevin; and |
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| 37 | 38 | | WHEREAS, For more than 30 years, Tommy Ramirez has dedicated |
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| 38 | 39 | | his life to the well-being of the state's youth through his work |
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| 39 | 40 | | with the juvenile justice system, and he may indeed reflect with |
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| 40 | 41 | | great pride on a career well spent as he embarks upon the next |
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| 41 | 42 | | exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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| 42 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 43 | 44 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Tommy Ramirez Jr. on his retirement |
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| 44 | 45 | | from the Cameron County Juvenile Justice Department and extend to |
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| 45 | 46 | | him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 46 | 47 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 47 | 48 | | prepared for Mr. Ramirez as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 48 | 49 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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