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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The city of Robstown lost an esteemed public servant |
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| 6 | 7 | | with the death of Joaquin Villarreal III on May 27, 2020, at the age |
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| 7 | 8 | | of 75; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Joaquin Villarreal III was born in Robstown on |
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| 9 | 10 | | January 25, 1945, to Joaquin and Maria Magdalena Villarreal, and he |
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| 10 | 11 | | grew up with four sisters and one brother; after graduating from |
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| 11 | 12 | | Robstown High School, he joined the U.S. Air Force, where he |
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| 12 | 13 | | specialized in jet engine mechanics and served a tour of duty in |
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| 13 | 14 | | Vietnam; returning to civilian life, he earned his associate's |
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| 14 | 15 | | degree from Del Mar College, his bachelor's degree in history and |
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| 15 | 16 | | government from The University of Texas at Austin, and his law |
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| 16 | 17 | | degree from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern |
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| 17 | 18 | | University; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of his long career in the public |
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| 19 | 20 | | sector, Judge Villarreal served as assistant district attorney of |
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| 20 | 21 | | Nueces County, as a Nueces County commissioner, and as judge of the |
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| 21 | 22 | | County Court at Law 3, before retiring as judge of the 347th |
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| 22 | 23 | | District Court in 2000; in retirement, he continued to serve as |
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| 23 | 24 | | local presiding judge of the Nueces County Juvenile Board and as |
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| 24 | 25 | | visiting judge of the 5th Administrative Judicial Region until |
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| 25 | 26 | | 2014; and |
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| 26 | 27 | | WHEREAS, A leader in his community, Judge Villarreal was |
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| 27 | 28 | | active with CASA, Scouts BSA, and the Chicano Law Students; he also |
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| 28 | 29 | | generously supported such organizations as the Robstown Volunteer |
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| 29 | 30 | | Fire Department, the Women's Shelter of South Texas, and the Food |
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| 30 | 31 | | Bank of Corpus Christi, among many others; and |
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| 31 | 32 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Judge Villarreal enjoyed the |
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| 32 | 33 | | love and support of his wife, Yolanda Villarreal, with whom he |
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| 33 | 34 | | shared 56 years; he was the proud father of a son, Mario Javier |
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| 34 | 35 | | Villarreal, who preceded him in death; and |
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| 35 | 36 | | WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to his family and his community, |
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| 36 | 37 | | Joaquin Villarreal III made a meaningful difference in the lives of |
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| 37 | 38 | | his loved ones and fellow citizens alike, and his contributions |
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| 38 | 39 | | will be remembered for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 40 | 41 | | Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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| 41 | 42 | | of Joaquin Villarreal III and extend heartfelt sympathy to his |
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| 42 | 43 | | relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 43 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 44 | 45 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 45 | 46 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Joaquin |
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| 46 | 47 | | Villarreal III. |
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