1-1 ****** NEED TWO-PAGE HEADER ****** 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 20 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the 1-4 citizens of Jeff Davis County in bidding farewell to a valued 1-5 civic leader, Billie Weston, who is retiring from his position 1-6 as county commissioner; and 1-7 WHEREAS, Billie was first elected to the office of 1-8 commissioner in 1989 to fill an unexpired term, and he has 1-9 remained on the court ever since; and 1-10 WHEREAS, Billie's impressive business acumen was a 1-11 valuable asset to the court, helping it make key finance 1-12 decisions; also, his in-depth knowledge of roads and road 1-13 equipment proved extremely useful to the court's efforts to 1-14 improve area thoroughfares; and 1-15 WHEREAS, Billie is a strong believer in community; 1-16 as a member of several local committees and the Far West Texas 1-17 County Judges and Commissioners Association, he has worked 1-18 diligently to promote community development in his sparsely 1-19 populated west Texas district; and 1-20 WHEREAS, For over a decade, Billie has served citizens of 2-1 Jeff Davis County as a commissioner, carrying out his duties 2-2 with consummate professionalism and true civic-mindedness; an 2-3 exceptional public servant, he has made valuable contributions 2-4 to both his district and the State of Texas at large; now, 2-5 therefore, be it 2-6 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-7 77th Legislature, hereby recognize Billie Weston for his work 2-8 as Jeff Davis County Commissioner and wish him best of luck 2-9 in his retirement; and, be it further 2-10 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-11 him as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. 2-12 Madla 2-13 ______________________________________ 2-14 President of the Senate 2-15 I hereby certify that the above 2-16 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-17 on January 16, 2001. 2-18 ______________________________________ 2-19 Secretary of the Senate 2-20 ______________________________________ 2-21 Member, Texas Senate