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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Judge Alicia Pena Perez is preparing to step down |
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from her post as a municipal court judge for the City of Freer, and |
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this occasion provides a fitting opportunity to pay tribute to her |
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quarter-century of distinguished service in that position; and |
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WHEREAS, A lifelong area resident, Ms. Perez was one of nine |
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children born to Andres and Seferina Pena and attended school in |
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Freer, receiving her diploma in 1965; she was hired by Jimson's |
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Department Store soon after graduation and quickly became the |
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store's manager, remaining in that position for a decade; she later |
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drew on her retail expertise at A&W Fashion Store and also worked at |
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Freer Insurance; and |
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WHEREAS, Alicia Perez began her tenure as a municipal court |
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judge in 1982 and has capably presided in that capacity in the years |
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since; her duties include the handling of school truancy cases, and |
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Judge Perez has taken great satisfaction from this part of her job; |
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the close relationships she has forged with the children who have |
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come before her have allowed her to be a constructive force in their |
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lives, and her wise intervention has helped to keep them focused on |
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their educational needs; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to her professional career, Ms. Perez |
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devotes extensive time to her family, which includes her husband, |
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Baldemar Perez, Sr., her children, Jamie and Baldemar Perez, Jr., |
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and her two grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Perez officially retired as municipal judge on |
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December 2, 2006, but has remained on the job on a part-time basis |
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until a replacement can be hired; as her decades of dedicated |
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service come to a close, she may reflect with pride on her extensive |
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achievements at the municipal court and take satisfaction from the |
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many ways that she has benefited the citizens of Freer; 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 Judge Alicia Pena Perez for her |
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accomplished career as a municipal court judge for the City of Freer |
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and extend to her best wishes for happiness and success in her |
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future endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Judge Perez as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |