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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to |
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recognize U. David Gonzalez, who has retired from the United States |
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Department of Agriculture Rural Development after more than 35 |
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years of loyal service in the department; and |
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WHEREAS, David Gonzalez began his career with the United |
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States Department of Agriculture Rural Development as a student |
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trainee on May 26, 1971, when the agency was known as Farmers Home |
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Administration; and |
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WHEREAS, He earned a bachelor of science degree in |
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agriculture from Texas A&M University--Kingsville and returned to |
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Farmers Home Administration as an assistant county supervisor in |
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San Benito; and |
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WHEREAS, He was promoted to county supervisor for Willacy |
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County in 1977 and was transferred to the Hidalgo County office in |
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Edinburg in 1979; in 1980, he became the assistant district |
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director and served in Rio Grande City; and |
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WHEREAS, In April of 1991, he was named director of the Rio |
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Grande Valley area, and over the last 16 years, he has worked with |
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numerous communities and has been instrumental in obtaining |
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millions of dollars in agency funds for the communities he served; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A skillful and talented administrator, David |
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Gonzalez leaves a legacy of fine service and resources for the Rio |
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Grande Valley communities that will have a positive impact for |
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years to come; 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 U. David Gonzalez for his many |
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accomplishments and his exceptional contributions to the Rio Grande |
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Valley area and extend to him best wishes for the retirement years |
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ahead; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Gonzalez as an expression of highest regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Anderson |
Gonzalez Toureilles |
Mowery |
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Brown of Kaufman |
Harper-Brown |
Ortiz, Jr. |
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Brown of Brazos |
Hartnett |
Otto |
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Callegari |
Hernandez |
Patrick |
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Christian |
Hochberg |
Pickett |
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Cook of Navarro |
Hopson |
Puente |
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Cook of Colorado |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Quintanilla |
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Corte |
Howard of Travis |
Raymond |
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Crownover |
Jackson |
Rodriguez |
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Davis of Harris |
Keffer |
Smith of Tarrant |
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Davis of Dallas |
King of Parker |
Smith of Harris |
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Delisi |
King of Taylor |
Smithee |
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Deshotel |
King of Zavala |
Solomons |
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Eissler |
Leibowitz |
Thompson |
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Escobar |
Madden |
Van Arsdale |
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Farabee |
Mallory Caraway |
Vaught |
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Farrar |
Martinez Fischer |
Villarreal |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1054 was adopted by the House on March |
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26, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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