| 1 | 1 | | 88R14677 BPG-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Manuel H.R. No. 344 |
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| 5 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Honorable Joseph D. Deshotel of Beaumont served |
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| 7 | 7 | | the citizens of District 22 with great dedication for more than two |
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| 8 | 8 | | decades until his retirement in January 2023, following his 12th |
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| 9 | 9 | | term; and |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, First elected in 1998, Representative Deshotel |
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| 11 | 11 | | became a strong voice for the needs of his district and the entire |
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| 12 | 12 | | Southeast Texas region; he developed great expertise in the |
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| 13 | 13 | | legislative process, and his collegiality, pragmatism, and |
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| 14 | 14 | | willingness to reach across the aisle made him an especially |
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| 15 | 15 | | effective lawmaker; moreover, he maintained a good working |
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| 16 | 16 | | relationship with leaders in the state's business sector; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Representative Deshotel assisted multiple House |
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| 18 | 18 | | speakers as a member of leadership teams; serving on numerous |
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| 19 | 19 | | committees, he chaired the Economic Development, Business and |
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| 20 | 20 | | Industry, and Land and Resource Management Committees, as well as |
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| 21 | 21 | | the House Select Committee on Texas Ports, Innovation and |
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| 22 | 22 | | Infrastructure; he co-chaired the Coastal Barrier System Committee |
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| 23 | 23 | | and served on the Select Committee on Hurricane Ike Storm |
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| 24 | 24 | | Devastation to the Texas Gulf; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Born and raised in Beaumont, Representative |
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| 26 | 26 | | Deshotel graduated from Lamar University and the Thurgood Marshall |
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| 27 | 27 | | School of Law; he served Lamar University as vice president for |
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| 28 | 28 | | administration and legal counsel, and he was appointed to its board |
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| 29 | 29 | | of regents by Governor Mark White, who also named him to the Job |
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| 30 | 30 | | Training Coordinating Council; deeply committed to civil rights, |
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| 31 | 31 | | Representative Deshotel organized Lamar's first NAACP chapter; he |
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| 32 | 32 | | was a member of the Beaumont City Council before running for state |
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| 33 | 33 | | office; a respected member of the business community, he founded a |
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| 34 | 34 | | general law practice; and |
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| 35 | 35 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of his long career in public office, |
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| 36 | 36 | | Representative Deshotel made a positive difference in the lives of |
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| 37 | 37 | | countless Texans, and his contributions have earned him the lasting |
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| 38 | 38 | | respect and appreciation of his colleagues and fellow citizens |
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| 39 | 39 | | alike; now, therefore, be it |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 41 | 41 | | Legislature hereby honor former State Representative Joseph D. |
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| 42 | 42 | | Deshotel for his service and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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| 43 | 43 | | continued happiness in the next exciting chapter of his life; and, |
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| 44 | 44 | | be it further |
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| 45 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 46 | | prepared for Representative Deshotel as an expression of high |
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| 47 | 47 | | regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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