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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Cindy Gonzales retired from King Ranch and from the |
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Kenedy County Commissioners' Court on December 31, 2022; and |
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WHEREAS, Born and raised in South Texas, Cindy Gonzales began |
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her career with King Ranch in 1976, when she was hired as a grocery |
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clerk for the Norias Commissary; she was promoted to data entry |
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clerk of the Norias Division in 1980, assuming oversight of cattle |
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inventory, feed, purchase orders, invoices, rain reports, and |
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payroll and making a skillful transition from handwritten ledgers |
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to electronic records; over the course of her 46 years with the |
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ranch, she also assisted the ranch manager; and |
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WHEREAS, In November 2006, Mrs. Gonzales was first elected as |
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the Kenedy County commissioner for Precinct 4; tirelessly working |
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in support of infrastructure projects during her four terms in |
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office, she played a key role in the rebuilding of Sam Noble Park, |
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the restoration of the Kenedy County Courthouse, the repaving of |
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streets in Sarita, the construction of a new sheriff's office and a |
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4-H agriculture building, and the creation of a nature walking |
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trail; additionally, she helped implement policies for animal |
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control and the condemnation of unsafe structures; and |
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WHEREAS, Widely respected, Mrs. Gonzales is a former board |
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member of the Kenedy County Central Appraisal District and the |
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Coastal Plains Community Center, which provides behavioral health |
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services to individuals with intellectual and developmental |
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disabilities and to those struggling with mental illness; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Gonzales enjoys the love and support of her |
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husband, Johnny, and of their four children, Edward, Misty, Amanda, |
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and Ryann, who all grew up on King Ranch; in retirement, she plans |
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to remain civically engaged and to seek service opportunities; and |
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WHEREAS, A committed champion of her community, Cindy |
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Gonzales has made a lasting and positive impact at King Ranch and in |
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the lives of her fellow citizens, and she may indeed reflect with |
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pride on her many contributions as she embarks on the next exciting |
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chapter of her life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby congratulate Cindy Gonzales on her retirement from King |
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Ranch and from the Kenedy County Commissioners' Court and extend to |
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her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Gonzales as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas Senate. |