1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 227 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas congratulates 1-4 Emmett Gloyna on the occasion of his retirement as general 1-5 manager of the Lavaca-Navidad River Authority after having 1-6 worked an exemplary 12 years in that capacity and a total of 1-7 40 years in the water resources industry; and 1-8 WHEREAS, Since he began work at the authority in 1986, 1-9 Mr. Gloyna oversaw the construction of an intake pumping plant 1-10 for the delivery of water from Lake Texana to Corpus Christi, 1-11 a 54-inch nominal water conveyance system from Lake Texana to 1-12 the Point Comfort vicinity, and a 9,000-square-foot indoor 1-13 recreation center for the Brackenridge Plantation Campground, 1-14 as well as negotiated agreements for 93 percent of Lake Texana's 1-15 water supply; and 1-16 WHEREAS, Mr. Gloyna grew up in Kress, a West Texas farming 1-17 community; in 1959, he received his bachelor of science degree 1-18 in civil engineering from Texas Tech University after having 1-19 saved since the age of 14 for his college expenses by raising 1-20 livestock and growing crops and then by working for 1-21 Texas Tech University in various jobs, for the Texas Highway 1-22 Department, the Lubbock City Engineer, the United States Bureau 1-23 of Reclamation, and for his family on their farm; by 1963, he 1-24 earned his Texas engineer's license; and 2-1 WHEREAS, Emmett Gloyna and his wife, Deborah, have been 2-2 blessed with two children, Brenda and Michael, and four 2-3 grandchildren; and 2-4 WHEREAS, Before coming to Lavaca-Navidad River Authority, 2-5 Mr. Gloyna worked for 28 years for the United States Bureau of 2-6 Reclamation and for 10 years as its Texas representative, 2-7 serving as liaison for federal, state, and local agencies; and 2-8 WHEREAS, For his work establishing a Palmetto Bend Project 2-9 training program for handicapped individuals, the United States 2-10 Bureau of Reclamation presented Mr. Gloyna with its Citizen of 2-11 the Year Award in 1992; now, therefore, be it 2-12 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-13 76th Legislature, hereby commend Emmett Gloyna for his 2-14 years of service to the Lavaca-Navidad River Authority 2-15 and congratulate him on his retirement; and, be it further 2-16 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-17 Emmett Gloyna as an expression of the high regard of the 2-18 Texas Senate. 2-19 Armbrister 2-20 ______________________________________ 2-21 President of the Senate 2-22 I hereby certify that the above 2-23 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-24 on February 16, 1999. 2-25 ______________________________________ 2-26 Secretary of the Senate 2-27 ______________________________________ 2-28 Member, Texas Senate