78R17340 JHS-D

By:  Garza                                                        H.R. No. 1438



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Juan Jose "JJ" Martinez is celebrating his 37th 
birthday on May 25, 2003, and the members of this chamber are 
pleased to recognize all he has accomplished in the many years that 
have passed since his birth; and
	WHEREAS, Born in Los Angeles, California, way back in 1966, 
JJ is the son of Lucithelma and Alfredo Martinez, whose stay in the 
Golden State robbed him of his chance to be a real Texan; these days 
JJ and his beloved wife, Nora, are active residents of Eagle Pass, 
where they can often be found attempting to keep one step ahead of 
their busy brood of four children; and
	WHEREAS, JJ's outstanding work ethic was honed through years 
of working for his parents at the Del Rio Food and Meat Market after 
school; he left the family business behind in 1985 after graduating 
from Del Rio High School and accepting a scholarship to The 
University of Texas at Austin; and
	WHEREAS, While some people take a break from college at South 
Padre, JJ chose to leave for a stint in the marines before returning 
to school to complete his bachelor's degree in government; during 
his college career he was a frat boy with Phi Kappa Theta, and he 
pursued his passion for movies by directing an animated short 
titled Luz; and
	WHEREAS, Though this high school thespian has traded in his 
early career goals of becoming an actor and comedian and has instead 
established himself as the legislative director for State 
Representative Timoteo Garza's staff, it is still safe to say that 
his many fans and coworkers at the office find him to be extremely 
well read, knowledgeable about any topic, and all around 
"Dyn-o-mite!"; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate Juan Jose "JJ" Martinez as he 
celebrates his 37th birthday and extend to him sincere appreciation 
for his numerous contributions to the work of the chamber this 
session; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. Martinez as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.