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H.R. No. 930
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, After 36 years of exemplary public service, Emilio
Salmon of Marathon stepped down from his position as a Brewster
County commissioner in January 2005, and it is indeed fitting to
honor this remarkable man for his many outstanding achievements;
and
WHEREAS, Initially elected in 1968, Mr. Salmon has witnessed
innumerable changes over the course of his political career; as a
young Hispanic boy growing up in West Texas, he often encountered
discrimination, such as when he and other Mexican Americans were
prohibited from entering public restaurants in his community;
although it was largely unheard of in that day for a Hispanic to
serve in public office, he was determined to find a way to effect
change in the community, and, after narrowly losing a contested
election in 1964, he won by 85 votes four years later; and
WHEREAS, Once elected, he approached all projects with an eye
toward justice and toward correcting racial inequities for the good
of the entire community; by ensuring that funding was allocated
equally to Hispanic and Anglo sections of town, he gradually won the
confidence and respect of his fellow commissioners and all of his
constituents; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Salmon played a key role in the completion of
numerous infrastructure projects, including paving, sewer system
improvements, water development, housing rehabilitation, and
recreational facility improvements; he was instrumental on the
commissioners courts that authorized the building of a new Brewster
County Jail, the Courthouse Annex, the Marathon Emergency Response
Center, and the South Brewster County Community Center and the
renovation of the Old Post Office; working consistently to keep
taxes and the costs of basic services as low as possible, he
remained mindful of the difficulties faced by elderly citizens with
fixed incomes; he also actively championed programs for children
and young people during his years of service; and
WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Mr. Salmon has benefited from
the love and support of his wife of 52 years, Lupe Salmon, as well as
his four children, Joe, Maria, Priscilla, and Gracie; and
WHEREAS, An unlikely prospect for a successful political
life, this ranch hand's son who quit school in the sixth grade and
taught himself English has had a profound impact on the lives of his
fellow citizens, helping to transform his community into a more
equitable place for all of its residents; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby commend Emilio Salmon for nearly four decades of
service as a county commissioner for Brewster County and
acknowledge the rich legacy of honesty, integrity, and fairness
that he brought to that office; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Salmon as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Gallego
Craddick Geren Menendez
Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt
Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris
Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso
Anderson Goolsby Morrison
Bailey Griggs Mowery
Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat
Berman Guillen Nixon
Blake Haggerty Noriega
Bohac Hamilton Oliveira
Bonnen Hamric Olivo
Branch Hardcastle Orr
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton
Burnam Hegar Pena
Callegari Herrero Phillips
Campbell Hilderbran Pickett
Casteel Hill Pitts
Castro Hochberg Puente
Chavez Hodge Quintanilla
Chisum Homer Raymond
Coleman Hope Reyna
Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle
Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter
Corte Hughes Rodriguez
Crabb Hunter Rose
Crownover Hupp Seaman
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris
Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis
Denny Keel Solomons
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama
Driver Keffer of Eastland Straus
Dukes King of Parker Swinford
Dunnam King of Zavala Talton
Dutton Kolkhorst Taylor
Edwards Krusee Thompson
Eiland Kuempel Truitt
Eissler Laney Turner
Elkins Laubenberg Uresti
Escobar Leibowitz Van Arsdale
Farabee Luna Veasey
Farrar Madden Villarreal
Flores Martinez Vo
Flynn Martinez Fischer West
Frost McCall Wong
Gallego McClendon Woolley
Gattis McReynolds Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 930 was adopted by the House on April
14, 2005, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House