1-1 ****** NEED TWO-PAGE HEADER ****** 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 39 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the Office 1-4 of the Comptroller of Public Accounts in bidding farewell to 1-5 Amelia Rodriguez, who will be retiring after 30 years of 1-6 dedicated service as a state employee; and 1-7 WHEREAS, Amelia began working for the Department of Public 1-8 Safety in August, 1969; 10 years later, Amelia transferred to 1-9 the State Comptroller's Office; her exemplary performance there 1-10 earned her the respect of her colleagues and opportunities for 1-11 advancement; and 1-12 WHEREAS, In her current position with the Claims Division of 1-13 the Comptroller's Office, Amelia is valued for the exceptional 1-14 work that she has done to ensure the success of many special 1-15 projects; and 1-16 WHEREAS, No doubt her husband of 30 years, Arnulfo Rodriguez, 1-17 her sons, Robert and Michael Moreno, and her grandchildren will 1-18 enjoy spending more time with Amelia; a woman of many talents with 1-19 a loving family, she will surely have a rich and productive retired 1-20 life; and 2-1 WHEREAS, Over the years, Amelia has proven herself a 2-2 consummate professional; her work has demanded that she gain 2-3 a thorough understanding of many subjects, and Amelia has always 2-4 risen to that challenge; a true professional and a cherished 2-5 friend to many in state service, Amelia will be dearly missed; 2-6 now, therefore, be it 2-7 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-8 77th Legislature, hereby commend Amelia Rodriguez for her 2-9 30 years of service as a state employee and wish her best of 2-10 luck in her retired life; and, be it further 2-11 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-12 her as an expression of deepest gratitude from the Texas Senate. 2-13 Barrientos 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 January 17, 2001. 2-19 ______________________________________ 2-20 Secretary of the Senate 2-21 ______________________________________ 2-22 Member, Texas Senate