By Solis                                              H.R. No. 1339

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                                 R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, Colonel H. William "Bill" Card, Jr., has served the

 1-2     citizens of Harlingen as mayor since 1987, and the members of this

 1-3     chamber are proud to honor him for his many achievements as a

 1-4     public servant; and

 1-5           WHEREAS, A prominent local businessman, Mayor Card is a

 1-6     director of and consultant for the Texas Commerce Bank-Rio Grande

 1-7     Valley board of directors; he has previously served as vice

 1-8     chairman of the board of NCNB and as president of Interfirst Bank

 1-9     of Harlingen and currently serves on the advisory board of San

1-10     Benito Bank and Trust; and

1-11           WHEREAS, This patriotic gentleman served 29 years in the U.S.

1-12     Marine Corps and is a graduate of the National War College in

1-13     Washington, D.C.; his service culminated in a staff assignment with

1-14     the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and he later served as commandant of

1-15     cadets, senior marine instructor, and director of development of

1-16     Harlingen's Marine Military Academy; and

1-17           WHEREAS, Mayor Card's community involvement includes

1-18     leadership positions with the Rio Grande Valley Chamber of Commerce

1-19     as well as the Harlingen Chamber of Commerce; in addition, he is a

1-20     former member of the National Advisory Council of the Small

1-21     Business Administration, a past chairman of the Lower Rio Grande

1-22     Valley Advisory Council of the Small Business Administration, and

1-23     serves as president of the Lower Rio Grande Valley Development

1-24     Council; and

 2-1           WHEREAS, Among the many civic organizations with which this

 2-2     remarkable man has been associated are the United Fund, the

 2-3     American Heart Association, the YWCA, the Muscular Dystrophy

 2-4     Association, and the Easter Seals Chapter of Cameron County; and

 2-5           WHEREAS, Mayor Card and his wife, the former Garrison Good,

 2-6     have been blessed with four children, Geraldine Maxfield, Cheryl

 2-7     Gray, Bill Card III, and Patricia Smith, and the Cards are active

 2-8     members of St. Alban's Episcopal Church, which Mayor Card has

 2-9     served as senior warden and vestryman; and

2-10           WHEREAS, Mayor Card has earned the trust and respect of his

2-11     fellow citizens during his decade in office, and his leadership and

2-12     guidance will be missed by the members of this community when his

2-13     years of service come to an end; now, therefore, be it

2-14           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

2-15     Legislature hereby honor Harlingen Mayor Bill Card for his years of

2-16     service to the citizens of Harlingen and extend to him sincere best

2-17     wishes for continued success and happiness in all his future

2-18     endeavors; and, be it further

2-19           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

2-20     prepared for Mayor Card as an expression of high regard by the

2-21     Texas House of Representatives.