H.R. No. 124



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Longtime Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) 
employee James G. "Jim" Freeman is retiring as district engineer of 
the agency's Paris District after more than 30 years of dedicated 
service with the department, and this occasion offers a fitting 
opportunity to reflect on his outstanding career; and
	WHEREAS, A Cross Plains native, Mr. Freeman began his 
affiliation with TxDOT as a summer intern in 1967 while pursuing his 
bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Texas A&M University; 
after graduating in 1971, he was hired as a full-time engineering 
assistant in the Childress District of Knox County; and
	WHEREAS, Three years later, this dedicated professional took 
a job in the district design office, and in 1976 he was named area 
engineer for Childress and Hall counties; the next 11 years were a 
time of increased responsibility for Mr. Freeman, as his purview 
expanded to include six additional counties and he assumed the role 
of district pavement manager; and
	WHEREAS, In 1987 he was selected as the district construction 
engineer for the Childress District and was charged with overseeing 
the construction activities in three area offices and directing the 
district's lab functions; he was promoted to director of 
transportation planning and development for the district in 1993, a 
post that required the full range of his myriad talents and skills; 
and
	WHEREAS, Since 1999 Mr. Freeman has held his current position 
as district engineer for the Paris District, and during that time 
the district received honorable mention in competition for the 2000 
and 2002 Environmental Achievement Award and was named the 
recipient of the 2001 Texas Quality Hot Mix Asphalt Pavement Award; 
he has also found time to serve his community as president of the 
local Lions Club and as a member of the Childress Regional Medical 
Center's Board of Directors; and
	WHEREAS, Jim Freeman has devoted himself to serving his 
fellow citizens throughout the course of his remarkable career, and 
it is indeed a privilege to recognize this exemplary public servant 
and to congratulate him on his well-deserved retirement; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby honor James G. "Jim" 
Freeman on the occasion of his retirement from the Texas Department 
of Transportation and extend to him best wishes for many years of 
happiness; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. Freeman as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                           Homer
                                                                           Flynn
                                                                        Phillips

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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 124 was adopted by the House on August 
18, 2003, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House