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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Laughlin Air Force Base employee Dolores Salazar is |
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an outstanding member of the U.S. Air Force civil service and a |
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generous volunteer in her community; and |
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WHEREAS, After working at the Laughlin child care center from |
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1989 to 1998, Mrs. Salazar moved to the Egress and Survival Shop, |
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where she sewed rank insignia and patches on flight suits and |
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manufactured covers for engines, aircraft, and other machinery; and |
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WHEREAS, The following year, Mrs. Salazar trained to pack |
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parachutes and has been doing that work ever since; last year, when |
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his aircraft crashed, Major Marc A. Montgomery's life was saved by a |
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parachute packed by Mrs. Salazar; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Salazar's excellence at her job and her |
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volunteer work have garnered her certificates of appreciation from |
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the MEO Club, the Laughlin Federal Women's Program, the 47th |
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Operations Group, and the Military Affairs Association, as well as |
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letters of thanks from Major Montgomery, Colonel Kenneth W. Hess, |
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and others; she has also been recognized with the Volunteer |
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Recognition Program Award, the Volunteer of the Quarter Award, and |
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the DOD Excellence Award, which is awarded once in a lifetime; and |
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WHEREAS, Her unfailing commitment to high-quality work and |
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her notable service to her community make Dolores Salazar an |
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inspiration to all who know her and justly deserving of special |
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recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Dolores Salazar for her hard work and |
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community service and extend to her best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Salazar as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |