1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 257 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to 1-3 recognize Stan Roberts of El Paso for his many contributions to 1-4 his community; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Born in Venice, California, he graduated from 1-6 Venice High School in 1946 and enlisted in the United States Army 1-7 two months later; and 1-8 WHEREAS, Stan Roberts married Jetta Hollywood in 1948, and 1-9 they had four children: Michael Norman, Jetta Lynn McDonald, 1-10 Beverly Ann Roberts, and Stan Douglas Roberts; their children have 1-11 presented Mr. and Mrs. Roberts with seven grandchildren; and 1-12 WHEREAS, While serving in the United States Army for 1-13 28 years, Stan was stationed in Texas, New Jersey, California, the 1-14 South Pacific, Germany, and Japan; he retired in 1974 with 28 years 1-15 of superb service, and he was hired at Fort Bliss as a civilian 1-16 lead instructor; and 1-17 WHEREAS, Since Mr. Roberts has become a civilian, he has 1-18 heavily involved himself in civic activities; he assisted in 1-19 organizing the Northeast El Paso Civic Association, and he led the 1-20 effort that resulted in a referendum changing the city council from 1-21 an at-large system to today's single-member district system; and 1-22 WHEREAS, In 1991, Stan Roberts was elected to the El Paso City 1-23 Council and reelected in 1993; he continues to serve a fourth term 1-24 today as the Northeast city representative and the alternate mayor 2-1 pro tempore; and 2-2 WHEREAS, One of the four founding fathers of the Citizens for 2-3 Responsible Government, Mr. Roberts served for three years on the 2-4 charter commission that wrote the new city charter and was president 2-5 of the Northeast El Paso Civic Association for four years; his 2-6 contributions to his city have been extensive; now, therefore, be it 2-7 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-8 76th Legislature, hereby commend Stan Roberts of El Paso for his 2-9 outstanding achievements and for his devoted service to his city; 2-10 and, be it further 2-11 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for him 2-12 as an expression of the high regard of the Texas Senate. 2-13 Shapleigh 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 February 22, 1999. 2-19 ______________________________________ 2-20 Secretary of the Senate 2-21 ______________________________________ 2-22 Member, Texas Senate