1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 529 1-2 WHEREAS, Jerome Davidson is retiring from the Texas 1-3 Department of Criminal Justice on April 30, 1997, after 25 1-4 years of distinguished service, and the Texas Senate takes 1-5 great pleasure in honoring him on this notable occasion; and 1-6 WHEREAS, The esteemed gentleman has faithfully served the 1-7 people of Texas in several important positions throughout his 1-8 tenure with the parole division and has earned the respect and 1-9 admiration of his colleagues; and 1-10 WHEREAS, Mr. Davidson began his duties with the Texas Board 1-11 of Pardons and Paroles on January 2, 1972, as a parole officer in 1-12 the Corpus Christi office; over the years he has ably served with 1-13 integrity and professionalism in whatever position he was assigned; 1-14 and 1-15 WHEREAS, During his career, Jerome Davidson served with 1-16 distinction as parole analyst, senior parole analyst, deputy 1-17 compact administrator, assistant director of regular supervision, 1-18 and assistant director of review and release processing; and 1-19 WHEREAS, Mr. Davidson was respected by his employees and 1-20 was always aware of his responsibilities as a good parole officer; 1-21 under his careful supervision, important changes and improvements 1-22 were made; one of his major contributions was initiating the 1-23 Electronic Monitoring Program; and 2-1 WHEREAS, His broad experience and versatility proved 2-2 invaluable to the parole division, and he will be deeply missed 2-3 by all who had the pleasure of working with him; now, therefore, 2-4 be it 2-5 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-6 75th Legislature, hereby express its deep appreciation to 2-7 Jerome Davidson for his exceptional contributions to the Texas 2-8 Department of Criminal Justice and extend best wishes to him for 2-9 a most rewarding and enjoyable retirement; and, be it further 2-10 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be presented to 2-11 Mr. Davidson as an expression of the high regard of the 2-12 Texas Senate. 2-13 Barrientos 2-14 ______________________________________ 2-15 President of the Senate 2-16 I hereby certify that the above 2-17 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-18 on April 17, 1997. 2-19 ______________________________________ 2-20 Secretary of the Senate 2-21 ______________________________________ 2-22 Member, Texas Senate