1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 112 |
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2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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3 | 3 | | recognize Jose A. Bernal Sr. for more than 30 years of |
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4 | 4 | | outstanding service to his community and for his exceptionally |
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5 | 5 | | successful business; and |
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6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Bernal is the owner of Star Plumbing Supply |
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7 | 7 | | Company, and he began serving the Brownsville community through |
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8 | 8 | | the plumbing business even before his company was established on |
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9 | 9 | | 14th Street; he is a native of Brownsville and a 1973 graduate of |
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10 | 10 | | Brownsville High School; he attended Texas Southmost College, |
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11 | 11 | | where he earned an associate's degree in business; and |
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12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, He and his beloved wife, Lucila G. Bernal, whom he |
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13 | 13 | | met at a dance, were married on June 28, 1986; Mrs. Bernal is a |
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14 | 14 | | native of Los Fresnos and a 1975 graduate of Los Fresnos High |
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15 | 15 | | School; she earned an associate's degree in education from Texas |
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16 | 16 | | Southmost College and a bachelor's degree in general and special |
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17 | 17 | | education, with minors in Spanish and psychology, from The |
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18 | 18 | | University of Texas at Austin; she completed 34 hours of |
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19 | 19 | | postgraduate work and is a retired special education teacher; and |
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20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, The couple has been blessed with a wonderful |
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21 | 21 | | family; their sons, Jose Angel Bernal Jr. and Gabriel Bernal, who |
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22 | 22 | | are twins, and their youngest son, Alejandro Bernal, have been a |
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23 | 23 | | source of great pride; Jose and Gabriel are enjoying careers in |
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24 | 24 | | business, and Alejandro will soon graduate from medical school |
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25 | 25 | | and pursue a career in medicine; and |
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26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Bernal's siblings are Mike Bernal and Ofelia |
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27 | 27 | | B.Lopez;Mrs.Bernal'ssiblingsareManuelaG.Cortez,thelate |
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28 | 28 | | Carolina G. Gonzalez, the late Juan Garcia, Carlos Garcia, Abel |
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29 | 29 | | Garcia, the late Ruben Garcia, and Uvaldo Garcia; and |
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30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Bernal has many interests, and his hobbies |
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31 | 31 | | include fishing, working in his garden, and riding his horses, |
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32 | 32 | | Cross Fire Joe, Bella Jet, and Sandy; he enjoys spending time |
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33 | 33 | | with family, and his dog, Red, provides him with exceptional |
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34 | 34 | | companionship; he and Mrs. Bernal enjoy dancing and going to the |
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35 | 35 | | movies, and they are active in their church, where he is studying |
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36 | 36 | | to become a deacon with the Diocese of Brownsville; and |
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37 | 37 | | WHEREAS, Jose A. Bernal Sr. is respected for his |
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38 | 38 | | accomplishments and for his many contributions to his |
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39 | 39 | | community, and it is truly fitting that he receive special |
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40 | 40 | | recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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41 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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42 | 42 | | Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend Jose A. Bernal |
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43 | 43 | | Sr. on his many achievements and his service to the citizens of |
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44 | 44 | | Brownsville and extend to him best wishes for continued success |
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45 | 45 | | in all his endeavors; and, be it further |
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46 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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47 | 47 | | him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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48 | 48 | | Lucio |
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49 | 49 | | ________________________________ |
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50 | 50 | | President of the Senate |
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51 | 51 | | I hereby certify that the |
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52 | 52 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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53 | 53 | | the Senate on August 8, 2017. |
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54 | 54 | | ________________________________ |
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55 | 55 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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56 | 56 | | ________________________________ |
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57 | 57 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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