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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Texas Department of Transportation Area Engineer |
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Thomas R. Mangrem of Alpine has completed one chapter of his life |
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and begun another with his retirement on February 28, 2006; and |
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WHEREAS, Born December 8, 1952, on the island of Guam, where |
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his father was stationed during the Korean War, Tom Mangrem was |
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raised in Waco, Laredo, and San Antonio; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Mangrem learned his love of the outdoors and his |
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appreciation of hard physical labor on his grandfather's farm; he |
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worked from the age of 14 as a carpenter, then served his country in |
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the U.S. Army for three years; and |
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WHEREAS, After graduating with a degree in engineering from |
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Texas A&M University in December 1978, he immediately accepted a |
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position with TxDOT as an engineering assistant in Alpine; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1984, Mr. Mangrem became the Area Engineer in the |
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Alpine Maintenance Office, and he was responsible for 1,000 |
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centerline miles of road in the 12,314 square miles of Brewster, |
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Jeff Davis, and Presidio Counties; for 22 years, he confronted the |
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unique problems of road maintenance in one of the largest, most |
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sparsely populated, and most remote regions of the Lone Star State; |
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from personally clearing a roadway of dangerous rocks to |
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supervising the clearing of mud and debris from low-water crossings |
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with snowplows, he masterfully executed his complex and difficult |
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duties with a deep knowledge of the district, affection for its |
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residents, and calm good humor; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Mangrem has also been a valued mentor to a |
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generation of younger TxDOT engineers, teaching them the wide range |
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of skills, both technical and personal, required by the job of area |
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engineer; and |
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WHEREAS, An outstanding public employee, Tom Mangrem has made |
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a lasting contribution to this state, and he truly merits 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 congratulate Thomas R. Mangrem on the occasion |
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of his retirement from the Texas Department of Transportation and |
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offer to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Mangrem as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |