79S11250 MAM-D

By:  Gallego                                                      H.R. No. 445



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, After nearly 20 years of exemplary service with the 
Texas Department of Transportation, Vernon "Neal" Billings is 
retiring from his position as manager of the Judge Roy Bean Visitor 
Center in Langtry; and
	WHEREAS, A native of Del Rio, this noteworthy gentleman 
attended Texas A&I University in Kingsville and Sul Ross State 
University in Alpine, and before joining TxDOT, he was employed as a 
manager at the Winters Ranch Company in Del Rio; and
	WHEREAS, Since 1987, Mr. Billings has served as manager of 
the Judge Roy Bean Visitor Center, one of 12 travel information 
centers across the state; he has overseen the operation and 
maintenance of the popular site, and in 1996, he supervised a $1 
million renovation project of the entire complex; and
	WHEREAS, Dedicated to the needs of his fellow residents of 
Val Verde County, Mr. Billings has served on the boards of the 
Langtry Community Center, the Langtry Water System, and the 
Comstock Independent School District; and
	WHEREAS, His retirement from the State of Texas will mark a 
new chapter for Neal Billings, affording him more time to spend with 
his wife, Eddie Jean, and their two children, J. J. and Neal; as he 
reflects on his career, he will no doubt treasure the many fond 
memories he holds of the people he has met through the years; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby honor Vernon "Neal" 
Billings for his exceptional tenure with the Judge Roy Bean Visitor 
Center and the Texas Department of Transportation and extend to him 
sincere best wishes for a happy and fulfilling retirement; and, be 
it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. Billings as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.