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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, In decades of service to Bell County in his ongoing |
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involvement in regional civic issues, Albert P. Gonzales has |
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established himself as a caring and dedicated individual who has |
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made significant contributions to improving the quality of life in |
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Central Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Albert P. Gonzales is a well-known leader in the |
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Hispanic community in Central Texas and is an activist who works |
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faithfully and diligently in efforts to level the playing field in |
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order that everyone is treated fairly in all matters; and |
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WHEREAS, Albert P. Gonzales is a founder and first president |
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of Killeen LULAC Council 4535 and past district director of |
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District 17 of the State of Texas LULAC, and he is also a life member |
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of the Hispanic American Cultural Society and a life member of the |
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Knights of Columbus Council 4724 of St. Joseph's Parish in Killeen; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Gonzales entered the U.S. Army as a draftee in |
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1951 at the start of the Korean War; he received orders upon |
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graduation of the Army Language School in Korean to proceed to Korea |
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as an interrogator of prisoners of war, defectors, line crossers, |
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and deserters; and |
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WHEREAS, Later he returned to study the Persian (Farsi) |
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language at the U.S. Army Language School in Monterey, California, |
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and later received his bachelor of science degree from Central |
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Texas College and a master of science degree from American |
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Technological University; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Gonzales, three months after retirement from |
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serving his country, was appointed as an adult probation officer by |
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the 27th Judicial District judges in January 1978, and upon |
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reaching the age of 65, he retired after many years of faithful |
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service to the department; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Gonzales became one of the first licensed |
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multi-language interpreters in the State of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Gonzales has used his training and native |
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languages of Spanish and English to enable minority voices to be |
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heard before U.S. district, county, and municipal courts, |
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councils, and commissions; and |
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WHEREAS, Supported by his wife, Rosa Kim Gonzales, and his |
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children, Alexander, Anna, Albert, Ambrose, Angela, and Anthony, he |
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provided many decades of valuable service to Central Texas |
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residents, and his contributions to efficient and effective |
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government in Bell County are truly deserving of recognition; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Albert P. Gonzales for his many |
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contributions to Bell County and the greater Central Texas region |
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and extend to him best wishes for future happiness and success; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Gonzales as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Aycock |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 701 was adopted by the House on March |
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5, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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