| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 794 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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| 3 | 3 | | recognize Frank Torres, who has been reappointed to the Texas |
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| 4 | 4 | | Emergency Services Retirement System Board of Trustees; and |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Texas Emergency Services Retirement System |
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| 6 | 6 | | administers a pension system and death and disability benefits |
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| 7 | 7 | | for more than 200 volunteer fire and emergency departments across |
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| 8 | 8 | | the state; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Frank Torres is the executive director of Willacy |
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| 10 | 10 | | County Emergency Medical Services, Incorporated; he currently |
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| 11 | 11 | | serves as the chair of the Texas Emergency Services Retirement |
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| 12 | 12 | | System Board of Trustees; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Torres brings a wealth of relevant experience |
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| 14 | 14 | | to his service on the system's board of trustees; a captain and |
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| 15 | 15 | | former chief of the Raymondville Fire Department, he is also a |
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| 16 | 16 | | member of the Texas Ambulance Association, the State |
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| 17 | 17 | | Firefighters' and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas, and the |
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| 18 | 18 | | Texas Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Frank Torres has served the emergency responders |
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| 20 | 20 | | of the state with distinction through his work with the Texas |
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| 21 | 21 | | Emergency Services Retirement System Board of Trustees, and it is |
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| 22 | 22 | | truly fitting that he receive special recognition; now, |
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| 23 | 23 | | therefore, be it |
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| 24 | 24 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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| 25 | 25 | | Legislature, hereby commend Frank Torres on his outstanding |
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| 26 | 26 | | service with the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System |
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| 27 | 27 | | Board of Trustees and extend to him best wishes for continued |
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| 28 | 28 | | success with the organization; and, be it further |
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| 29 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 30 | 30 | | him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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| 31 | 31 | | Lucio |
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| 32 | 32 | | ________________________________ |
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| 33 | 33 | | President of the Senate |
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| 34 | 34 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 35 | 35 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 36 | 36 | | the Senate on May 21, 2019. |
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| 37 | 37 | | ________________________________ |
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| 38 | 38 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 39 | 39 | | ________________________________ |
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| 40 | 40 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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