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 1-2                         SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1010

 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes great

 1-4     pleasure in recognizing (Joseph John) "Joe" Salem for his many

 1-5     worthwhile contributions to Corpus Christi and Nueces County;

 1-6     and

 1-7           WHEREAS, Born on December 29, 1920, in Corpus Christi, he

 1-8     was the son of Victoria Moses and Sam Salem; in 1952, Joe Salem

 1-9     married Christine Aboud, and they raised a family of three

1-10     children:  Sam, Joseph John, Jr., and Christine; and

1-11           WHEREAS, This remarkable gentleman has always been willing

1-12     to give of his time and talents to any worthy cause; and

1-13           WHEREAS, In 1940, Joe volunteered to fight for his

1-14     country as a member of the United States Army Air Corps, and he

1-15     was discharged in 1945 as a Captain; as a civilian, he continued to

1-16     promote the interests of his military comrades through membership

1-17     in the American Legion Post No. 248, now Post No. 364, eventually

1-18     becoming Commander of the Post; and

1-19           WHEREAS, An enterprising young man, he opened his

1-20     first business, the Jewelry Center, at 508 Peoples Street in

1-21     Corpus Christi and soon expanded to a second location; and

1-22           WHEREAS, A man who enjoys the company of his fellows,

1-23     he is a member of the Knights of Columbus, the Young Men's

 2-1     Christian Association, the Better Business Bureau, and the

 2-2     Nueces County Democratic Organization; Joe Salem was appointed

 2-3     by President Kennedy and President Johnson to Commissions on

 2-4     Employment of the Handicapped and Employment of the Older Worker;

 2-5     and

 2-6           WHEREAS, Mr. Salem was a Texas State Representative from

 2-7     1969 through 1976; his distinguished service as a member of that

 2-8     body included participation in the Vietnam Paris Peace Talks in

 2-9     1982, which sought accord on the release of American prisoners of

2-10     war; and

2-11           WHEREAS, He has been the recipient of numerous honors and

2-12     has been recognized by the Boys Club of America, the Classroom

2-13     Teachers Association, and the Kiwanis Club; and

2-14           WHEREAS, Joe Salem received the Lifetime Achievement Award

2-15     from the Volunteer Center of the Coastal Bend, and he has been

2-16     honored by the Junior League of Corpus Christi; and

2-17           WHEREAS, For the past 35 years, Mr. Salem has completely

2-18     financed Thanksgiving dinners at the Boys and Girls Club; at

2-19     that event around 600 elderly and poor people are fed; and

2-20           WHEREAS, Through his many selfless actions, this worthy

2-21     civic leader has touched the lives of thousands; and

2-22           WHEREAS, The citizens of Corpus Christi, Nueces County,

2-23     and the State of Texas have greatly benefitted from the

2-24     innumerable efforts of Mr. Joe Salem; he is certainly worthy

2-25     of legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it

 3-1           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,

 3-2     75th Legislature, hereby commend and applaud the exceptional

 3-3     accomplishments of Joe Salem; and, be it further

 3-4           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for

 3-5     the Honorable Joe Salem and his family as an expression of the

 3-6     high regard of the Texas Senate.

 3-7                                                    Truan

 3-8           Armbrister           Galloway            Ogden

 3-9           Barrientos           Harris              Patterson

3-10           Bivins               Haywood             Ratliff

3-11           Brown                Lindsay             Shapiro

3-12           Cain                 Lucio               Shapleigh

3-13           Carona               Luna                Sibley

3-14           Duncan               Madla               Wentworth

3-15           Ellis                Moncrief            West

3-16           Fraser               Nelson              Whitmire

3-17           Gallegos             Nixon               Zaffirini

3-18                      Bullock, President of the Senate

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3-20                                          President of the Senate

3-21                                       I hereby certify that the above

3-22                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate

3-23                                  on June 2, 1997.

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3-25                                          Secretary of the Senate

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3-27                                            Dean of the Senate