By: Wentworth S.R. No. 978 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The citizens of Kendall County will sorely miss 1-3 the wisdom and expertise of County Judge Garland Perry who is 1-4 leaving his position after seven years of superb service; and 1-5 WHEREAS, After retiring from 20 years of service in the 1-6 United States Army and Air Force as a hospital administrator, 1-7 Judge Perry pursued a career as a hospital consultant and insurance 1-8 and real estate salesman before being elected county judge in 1986; 1-9 and 1-10 WHEREAS, During his tenure as county judge, the first new 1-11 bridges since the 1930s were built on three county roads; an 1-12 after-school program for at-risk juvenile probationers was 1-13 instituted which provided tutoring, counseling, and opportunities 1-14 for community service; and 1-15 WHEREAS, This outstanding civil servant established a 1-16 summer activity program for young people from nine to 14 years of 1-17 age which was successful and will be expanded this summer; and 1-18 WHEREAS, An esteemed gentleman, Judge Perry oversaw the 1-19 transfer of financial and administrative department records to 1-20 computer; regulations, rules, and specifications for roads and 1-21 subdivisions were written and have been used as a model by other 1-22 counties; and 1-23 WHEREAS, This proponent of progress presided over the 2-1 completion of the 911 emergency call program, making the service 2-2 available to everyone in Kendall County; and 2-3 WHEREAS, Over the years, Judge Perry has garnered many 2-4 awards: in 1981, he won the Citizen of the Year award from the 2-5 Greater Boerne Area Chamber of Commerce; in 1982, he won the 2-6 San Antonio Conservation Society Special Book Award; and in 1984, 2-7 he won the Historian Award from the Greater Boerne Area Chamber 2-8 of Commerce; truly this gentleman has been an illustrious public 2-9 servant, and his presence will be greatly missed; now, therefore, 2-10 be it 2-11 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-12 73rd Legislature, hereby commend and applaud the career of 2-13 Judge Garland Perry and express its gratitude to him for his many 2-14 years of devoted service to the people of Kendall County; and, be 2-15 it further 2-16 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-17 Judge Perry as an expression of the high regard of the Texas Senate. 2-18 _____________________________________ 2-19 President of the Senate 2-20 I hereby certify that the 2-21 above Resolution was adopted by 2-22 the Senate on May 20, 1993. 2-23 _____________________________________ 2-24 Secretary of the Senate 2-25 _____________________________________ 3-1 Member, Texas Senate