| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2487 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Eagle Pass firefighter Juan Olivares has earned |
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| 6 | 6 | | great distinction through his many years of dedicated service to |
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| 7 | 7 | | his community; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Olivares embarked on his career in 1999 as an |
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| 9 | 9 | | emergency medical technician; while working as an EMT, he took on |
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| 10 | 10 | | the role of volunteer firefighter with the Eagle Pass Fire |
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| 11 | 11 | | Department; he subsequently received certification after |
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| 12 | 12 | | completing the regional fire academy at Southwest Texas Junior |
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| 13 | 13 | | College in Uvalde; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, In November 2002, Mr. Olivares was hired as a |
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| 15 | 15 | | full-time firefighter for the City of Eagle Pass; he was honored as |
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| 16 | 16 | | the 2008 Firefighter of the Year, and in 2014, he was promoted to |
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| 17 | 17 | | lieutenant; during the COVID-19 pandemic, he volunteered with the |
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| 18 | 18 | | Emergency Operations Center, where he helped residents receive |
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| 19 | 19 | | vaccinations; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Through the years, Mr. Olivares has accumulated |
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| 21 | 21 | | more than 3,000 training and certification hours; in 2021, he |
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| 22 | 22 | | became an intermediate firefighter, and he has studied in many |
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| 23 | 23 | | specialties, including weapons of mass destruction and high rise |
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| 24 | 24 | | operations; moreover, he is a certified hazardous materials |
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| 25 | 25 | | emergency response technician and an EMT-paramedic, and he has |
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| 26 | 26 | | earned certification in such areas as pediatric advanced life |
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| 27 | 27 | | support and head trauma emergencies; additionally, he has served as |
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| 28 | 28 | | a guest instructor at the Texas A&M University International |
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| 29 | 29 | | Hispanic Fire Academy; he holds an associate's degree in business |
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| 30 | 30 | | management; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, For more than two decades, Juan Olivares has worked |
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| 32 | 32 | | to protect the lives and property of area citizens as a member of |
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| 33 | 33 | | the Eagle Pass Fire Department, and he is truly deserving of special |
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| 34 | 34 | | recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 36 | 36 | | Legislature hereby commend firefighter and paramedic Juan Olivares |
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| 37 | 37 | | for his exemplary service to the community of Eagle Pass and extend |
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| 38 | 38 | | to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 40 | | prepared for Mr. Olivares as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 41 | 41 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 42 | 42 | | Morales of Maverick |
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| 43 | 43 | | ______________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 45 | 45 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2487 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 46 | 46 | | 29, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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