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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Judge Alicia Pena Perez has stepped down from her |
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position as a municipal court judge for the City of Freer, and this |
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occasion provides a fitting opportunity to pay tribute to her |
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quarter-century of exemplary service as judge; and |
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WHEREAS, A lifelong area resident, Judge Perez was one of |
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nine children born to Andres and Seferina Pena and attended school |
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in 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 ably presided in that capacity until 2007; her |
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duties included the handling of school truancy cases, and Judge |
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Perez took great satisfaction from that part of her job; the close |
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relationships she forged with the children who came before her |
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allowed her to be a constructive force in their lives, and her wise |
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intervention helped to keep them focused on their educational |
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needs; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to her professional career, Judge 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 remained on the job on a part-time basis for |
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several additional months until a replacement could be hired; as |
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her decades of dedicated service come to a close, she may reflect |
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with pride on her extensive achievements at the municipal court and |
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take satisfaction from the many ways that she has benefited the |
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citizens of Freer; now, 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. |