1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1101 1-2 WHEREAS, The City of Galena Park has had the fortunate 1-3 experience of having R. P. "Bobby" Barrett serve the community 1-4 for 27 years as commissioner and mayor, and the Texas Senate 1-5 would like to commend him for his many years of service; and 1-6 WHEREAS, A resourceful and dedicated public servant, 1-7 Mayor Barrett serves the Galena Park community with honesty, 1-8 sincerity, and remarkable insight, and his contributions to the 1-9 citizens have been invaluable; and 1-10 WHEREAS, After being elected to the city council, he 1-11 served as Parks and Recreation Commissioner from 1966 through 1972 1-12 and was later elected to the position in 1976 and served until 1982; 1-13 for the next 10 years he was the Fire and Police Commissioner until 1-14 being elected mayor in 1992, a position he held for two years and 1-15 was reelected to in 1996; and 1-16 WHEREAS, Mayor Barrett has the knowledge, skills, and 1-17 dedication necessary to fulfill the duties of this office, and he 1-18 devotes many hours to civic projects; and 1-19 WHEREAS, Affording himself every opportunity to better serve 1-20 the community, he is a member of the Small Cities Advisory Board; 1-21 and 1-22 WHEREAS, As owner and chief executive officer of Tri-Tex 1-23 Tools since 1961, Mayor Barrett also brings the insight of a 2-1 businessman to his position; and 2-2 WHEREAS, Admired for his accomplishments, this esteemed 2-3 gentleman brings strong leadership and the ability to work well 2-4 with others to the office of mayor, which are invaluable tools in 2-5 bringing together his diverse community; now, therefore, be it 2-6 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-7 76th Legislature, hereby commend R. P. "Bobby" Barrett for his 2-8 27 years of untiring efforts on behalf of the citizens of 2-9 Galena Park; and, be it further 2-10 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-11 Mayor Barrett as an expression of the high regard of the 2-12 Texas Senate. 2-13 Gallegos 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 May 25, 1999. 2-19 ______________________________________ 2-20 Secretary of the Senate 2-21 ______________________________________ 2-22 Member, Texas Senate