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
 
  ______________________________
  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.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House