H.R. No. 179
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Roy Gutierrez retired as superintendent of
utilities for the City of Robstown Utility Systems on June 30, 2021,
drawing to a close an exemplary career that spanned more than four
decades; and
WHEREAS, First hired in 1976, Mr. Gutierrez held a number of
positions with the city, including administrative assistant, city
secretary, and civil service director before becoming
superintendent of utilities for the City of Robstown Utility
Systems; over the course of his tenure, he played an instrumental
role in securing nearly $2 million in grant funding for
infrastructure improvements, and he helped to eliminate municipal
debt and to ensure the financial stability of CORUS; and
WHEREAS, This esteemed public servant has further
contributed to his fellow citizens as chair of the Robstown Housing
Authority Board of Directors for 10 years and as a member of several
other civic and charitable boards; he served for six years on the
Executive Committee of the Wesley Community Center Board of
Directors, and he chaired the committee that created the Robstown
Area Development Commission, on which he served; in addition, he
was a member of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Coastal Bend Board of
Directors and a charter member of the Corpus Christi Northwest
Rotary Club; a man of faith, he is a valued congregant of
St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church; and
WHEREAS, With his professionalism, dedication, and
commitment to excellence, Roy Gutierrez has greatly benefited the
residents of Robstown, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his
outstanding record of achievement as he begins the next exciting
chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Roy Gutierrez on his retirement as
superintendent of utilities for the City of Robstown Utility
Systems 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. Gutierrez 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. 179 was adopted by the House on March
8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House