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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Albert L. Reyes has made significant contributions |
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| 8 | 9 | | to Buckner International as its president and CEO for the past 15 |
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| 9 | 10 | | years; and |
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| 10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, Founded in 1879, Buckner International is a |
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| 11 | 12 | | faith-based ministry with a focus on transforming the lives of |
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| 12 | 13 | | vulnerable children, families, and seniors; through the efforts of |
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| 13 | 14 | | its dedicated staff and volunteers, the organization provides a |
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| 14 | 15 | | wide variety of programs offering family assistance, counseling, |
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| 15 | 16 | | and other services; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Reyes has worked for Buckner International |
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| 17 | 18 | | since 2007, having previously served as president of Buckner |
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| 18 | 19 | | Children and Family Services; prior to joining Buckner, he was |
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| 19 | 20 | | president of Baptist University of the Américas in San Antonio; he |
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| 20 | 21 | | has also served as a pastor at three churches, and he led the |
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| 21 | 22 | | Baptist General Convention of Texas as president in 2005; he is |
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| 22 | 23 | | currently the vice president of the USA Region of the Baptist World |
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| 23 | 24 | | Alliance and a member of the board of trustees of the Christian |
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| 24 | 25 | | Alliance for Orphans and the Angelo State University Foundation; |
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| 25 | 26 | | his honors include the 2022 D CEO Nonprofit and Corporate |
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| 26 | 27 | | Citizenship Leadership Excellence Award and the UN Day Global |
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| 27 | 28 | | Leadership Award, and he was selected as a member of the D CEO |
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| 28 | 29 | | Dallas 500 in 2023; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Reyes holds a bachelor of business |
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| 30 | 31 | | administration degree from Angelo State University, as well as a |
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| 31 | 32 | | master of divinity degree in theology and a doctor of ministry |
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| 32 | 33 | | degree in missiology from the Southwestern Baptist Theological |
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| 33 | 34 | | Seminary; he also earned a degree in global leadership from Andrews |
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| 34 | 35 | | University; he and his family are currently active members of Park |
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| 35 | 36 | | Cities Baptist Church in Dallas; and |
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| 36 | 37 | | WHEREAS, Through his vision and leadership, Albert Reyes has |
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| 37 | 38 | | helped advance the important mission of Buckner International, and |
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| 38 | 39 | | he may indeed reflect with pride on his record of achievement; now, |
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| 39 | 40 | | therefore, be it |
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| 40 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 41 | 42 | | Legislature hereby honor Albert L. Reyes for his service as the |
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| 42 | 43 | | president and CEO of Buckner International and extend to him |
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| 43 | 44 | | sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 44 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 45 | 46 | | prepared for Mr. Reyes as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 46 | 47 | | House of Representatives. |
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