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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 775
 1-3           WHEREAS, Major General Dennis Cavin is the commanding
 1-4     general at the United States Army's Fort Bliss in El Paso, and
 1-5     the Texas Senate is proud to recognize him; and
 1-6           WHEREAS, Born in Martin, Tennessee, General Cavin earned
 1-7     his college degree in agriculture at the University of Tennessee;
 1-8     in college he was in the Reserve Officers Training Corps, and he
 1-9     joined the United States Army immediately following graduation;
1-10     and
1-11           WHEREAS, The relationship between Fort Bliss and the
1-12     City of El Paso has been a close one for over 150 years, and
1-13     both the army base and the city have benefitted greatly; and
1-14           WHEREAS, General Cavin has worked to keep the
1-15     association an open and accessible one; he thinks one
1-16     reason the city and the army base have been so compatible
1-17     is that the citizens of El Paso consider Fort Bliss their own
1-18     home base; and
1-19           WHEREAS, Recently, after the closing of many military
1-20     bases, Fort Bliss was downsized; General Cavin is encouraging
1-21     the citizens of El Paso to come visit the army base, and he
1-22     plans to cooperate with the city in bringing rail, air, and
1-23     ground traffic to Fort Bliss; and
1-24           WHEREAS, With the aim of drawing the El Paso leadership
 2-1     to Fort Bliss, General Cavin looks forward to addressing
 2-2     programs which will accomplish those ends; and
 2-3           WHEREAS, The army base has every battalion and every
 2-4     brigade sponsoring projects in local schools; the brigades are
 2-5     used in the high schools and the battalions are used in the middle
 2-6     and elementary schools; in addition, soldiers are mentoring and
 2-7     tutoring in the schools; and
 2-8           WHEREAS, A military man who has worked hard to improve
 2-9     Fort Bliss and to keep his troops happy, General Cavin is working
2-10     to improve the lot of the schoolchildren of the Fort Bliss troops;
2-11     and
2-12           WHEREAS, Noting that in today's army, 62 percent of the
2-13     personnel are married, General Cavin emphasizes that the well-being
2-14     of the soldier's family directly impacts the performance of the
2-15     military man or woman; and
2-16           WHEREAS, Keeping good soldiers in the United States Army
2-17     occupies 50 percent of General Cavin's time; one of the assets of
2-18     being stationed at Fort Bliss is the positive interaction the
2-19     military personnel have with the City of El Paso and its hospitable
2-20     citizens; now, therefore, be it
2-21           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
2-22     76th Legislature, hereby commend Major General Dennis Cavin for
2-23     the contributions he and his personnel make to the citizens of
2-24     El Paso; and, be it further
2-25           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as
2-26     an expression of the highest regard of the Texas Senate.
 3-1                                                               Shapleigh
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 3-3                                          President of the Senate
 3-4                                       I hereby certify that the above
 3-5                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
 3-6                                  on April 29, 1999.
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 3-8                                          Secretary of the Senate
 3-9                                  ______________________________________
3-10                                           Member, Texas Senate