88R33120 JRI-D
By: Morales of Maverick H.R. No. 2487
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Eagle Pass firefighter Juan Olivares has earned
great distinction through his many years of dedicated service to
his community; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Olivares embarked on his career in 1999 as an
emergency medical technician; while working as an EMT, he took on
the role of volunteer firefighter with the Eagle Pass Fire
Department; he subsequently received certification after
completing the regional fire academy at Southwest Texas Junior
College in Uvalde; and
WHEREAS, In November 2002, Mr. Olivares was hired as a
full-time firefighter for the City of Eagle Pass; he was honored as
the 2008 Firefighter of the Year, and in 2014, he was promoted to
lieutenant; during the COVID-19 pandemic, he volunteered with the
Emergency Operations Center, where he helped residents receive
vaccinations; and
WHEREAS, Through the years, Mr. Olivares has accumulated
more than 3,000 training and certification hours; in 2021, he
became an intermediate firefighter, and he has studied in many
specialties, including weapons of mass destruction and high rise
operations; moreover, he is a certified hazardous materials
emergency response technician and an EMT-paramedic, and he has
earned certification in such areas as pediatric advanced life
support and head trauma emergencies; additionally, he has served as
a guest instructor at the Texas A&M University International
Hispanic Fire Academy; he holds an associate's degree in business
management; and
WHEREAS, For more than two decades, Juan Olivares has worked
to protect the lives and property of area citizens as a member of
the Eagle Pass Fire Department, and he is truly deserving of special
recognition; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby commend firefighter and paramedic Juan Olivares
for his exemplary service to the community of Eagle Pass 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. Olivares as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.