H.R. No. 2104
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The United States Coast Guard Sector/Air Station
Corpus Christi is celebrating the one-year anniversary of the
opening of Valent Hall in 2019; and
WHEREAS, Valent Hall was named in honor of Chief Boatswain's
Mate Pablo Valent, a Corpus Christi native who forged a
distinguished career in the U.S. Coast Guard that spanned nearly
three decades; born on January 15, 1892, he enlisted in what was
then called the Life-Saving Service in 1912, and he was serving at
the Brazos Station on South Padre Island in 1919 when the
catastrophic Florida Keys Hurricane struck the Gulf of Mexico; he
and his fellow surfmen risked their lives to save the crew of a
capsized schooner in stormy seas, and the success of the mission
earned the rescuers the Coast Guard's Silver Life-Saving Medal for
their heroism; and
WHEREAS, Chief Valent took charge of the Brazos Station in
1935, becoming the coast guard's first Hispanic American station
commander; he retired from the service in 1940 and passed away in
1969, at the age of 77; and
WHEREAS, Serving with honor, courage, and steadfastness,
Chief Pablo Valent embodied the highest ideals of the United States
Coast Guard, and Valent Hall stands as a lasting reminder of his
outstanding record of achievement; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate the one-year anniversary of the
dedication of Valent Hall and extend to all those associated with
United States Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi sincere
best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for United States Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus
Christi as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of
Representatives.
Herrero
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2104 was adopted by the House on May
27, 2019, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House