SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 782
WHEREAS, Vicente Ramirez of San Antonio embodied the
highest ideals of his profession over the course of an
outstanding 32-year career in law enforcement; and
WHEREAS, A 1959 graduate of Harlandale High School, Vince
Ramirez graduated from the Texas Department of Public Safety
Academy in January 1963, and on March 4, 1964, he became one of
the first two Hispanic highway patrolmen in the department's
history; he went on to work for several years with the DPS
Criminal Intelligence Division, and he later provided security
for Governor John Connally and Lieutenant Governor Preston Smith
at the 1968 World's Fair in San Antonio; he joined the United
States Customs Service in 1972; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Ramirez became a special agent in Laredo for
the newly organized Drug Enforcement Administration in July
1973, and for the next decade, he was on the front lines of the
war on drugs, interdicting illegal drugs and collecting
international intelligence on their cultivation and movement; in
this vital endeavor, he worked closely with the Mexican Federal
Police in the border states of Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon, and
Coahuila; and
WHEREAS, In 1983, Agent Ramirez transferred to the San
Antonio DEA office, where he worked with the San Antonio
Narcotics Bureau and the narcotics unit of the San Antonio Police
Department; he rejoined the United States Customs Service in 1984
as a member of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task
Force,whichtargetedthesmugglinganddistributionofdrugsand
the laundering of their proceeds; he retired in 1995, after more
than three decades of skilled and courageous service; and
WHEREAS, Vince Ramirez was a trailblazing member of the law
enforcement community who made vital contributions to the
citizens of Bexar County, the State of Texas, and the United
States of America, and he may reflect with great pride on a career
well spent; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
Legislature, hereby commend Vicente Ramirez for his exemplary
career in law enforcement and extend to him sincere best wishes
for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
prepared for Mr. Ramirez as an expression of high regard by the
Texas Senate.
Menéndez
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 21, 2019.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate