By: Truan S.R. No. 1254 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The citizens of Brooks County have benefitted 1-3 greatly from the dedicated service of County Judge Joe B. Garcia, 1-4 and the Texas Senate is proud to commend him for his contributions 1-5 to the welfare and development of the county; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Throughout his distinguished career, Judge Garcia 1-7 has earned the admiration and respect of his colleagues and has 1-8 devoted countless hours to community endeavors; and 1-9 WHEREAS, A man who graduated from college with a bachelor's 1-10 degree and holds a master's degree in personnel supervision, 1-11 Joe B. Garcia was recently sworn in as county judge; from 1992 1-12 through 1994, he was affiliated with the Texas Youth Commission; he 1-13 also served as Chief Executive Officer for the County Commissioners 1-14 Board; and 1-15 WHEREAS, The varied and worthwhile achievements of this 1-16 outstanding public servant in the areas of civic improvement have 1-17 contributed to the steady progress of his county; and 1-18 WHEREAS, Freely sharing his knowledge with others, 1-19 Judge Garcia is proud of having established D.W.I. education 1-20 programs for families and students through the probation department, 1-21 served as Vice-Chairman of the 12-county Private Industry Council 1-22 for the Coastal Bend, and has provided drug education programs to 1-23 elementary and junior high school students as a member of 2-1 P.A.D.R.E.S. and as a Juvenile Court Judge; and 2-2 WHEREAS, Highly respected for his honesty and integrity, 2-3 Judge Garcia has been diligent and capable in the performance of 2-4 his duties and has received the admiration and gratitude of those 2-5 who work with him; now, therefore, be it 2-6 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-7 74th Legislature, hereby express its gratitude to County Judge 2-8 Joe B. Garcia for his vital and inspiring leadership; and, be it 2-9 further 2-10 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for him 2-11 as an expression of the high regard of the Texas Senate. 2-12 Truan 2-13 Armbrister Henderson Ratliff 2-14 Barrientos Leedom Rosson 2-15 Bivins Lucio Shapiro 2-16 Brown Luna Sibley 2-17 Cain Madla Sims 2-18 Ellis Moncrief Turner 2-19 Gallegos Montford Wentworth 2-20 Galloway Nelson West 2-21 Harris Nixon Whitmire 2-22 Haywood Patterson Zaffirini 2-23 Bullock, President of the Senate 2-24 ______________________________________ 2-25 President of the Senate 3-1 I hereby certify that the above 3-2 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-3 on May 26, 1995. 3-4 ______________________________________ 3-5 Secretary of the Senate 3-6 ______________________________________ 3-7 Dean of the Senate