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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, After 34 years of service, Garza County Judge Giles |
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W. Dalby of Post is retiring from public office, concluding an |
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impressive tenure marked by myriad civic improvements; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Dalby is the longest tenured constitutional |
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county judge in Texas, a testament to his dedication and commitment |
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to the men and women he has dutifully served for more than three |
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decades; and |
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WHEREAS, During his years in office, Judge Dalby maintained a |
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focus on economic development; he shared his time with a number of |
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professional organizations, serving as president of the County |
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Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas, the West Texas |
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County Judges and Commissioners Association, and the Texas |
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Association of Counties, which he further served as a member of the |
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Workers Compensation Self-Insurance Fund board and as chair of the |
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County Government Risk Management Pool board; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan has also been chair of the Texas |
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County and District Retirement System and the Judicial Education |
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Committee, and served as vice chair of the board of trustees for |
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West Texas Centers for MHMR; his many contributions to his fellow |
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citizens have earned him a number of accolades; twice named Man of |
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the Year by the West Texas County Judges and Commissioners |
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Association, he was awarded the inaugural Giles W. Dalby Award for |
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Judicial Leadership, presented to him by TAC and the Texas Judicial |
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Academy for retiring county judges; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Dalby's tenure has seen a great deal of |
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positive change for the people of Garza County, and his legacy of |
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success and achievement will continue to benefit his fellow |
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citizens for 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 Judge Giles W. Dalby for his many years |
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of service to the citizens of Garza County and extend to him best |
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wishes for joy and happiness in his well-deserved retirement; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Judge Dalby as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Heflin |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1824 was adopted by the House on May |
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18, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |