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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Joel Tabar, a McClendon Legislative Scholar in the |
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office of Representative Ruth McClendon for the 80th Legislative |
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Session, has been accepted into The University of Texas School of |
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Law for the fall 2007 semester; and |
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WHEREAS, This talented and hardworking young man joined the |
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United States Air Force at the age of 17 as an emergency medical |
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technician so that he could help save lives; after attending |
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St. Philip's College and Palo Alto College, he entered The |
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University of Texas at San Antonio, where he earned academic |
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acclaim while completing his studies in criminal justice; cited on |
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the UTSA Honors President's List, he graduated summa cum laude in |
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May 2007 with a 4.0 grade point average; he also received perfect |
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marks at the UTSA Summer Law School Preparation Academy and has |
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earned the Certificate of Legal Reasoning; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in a number of academic organizations, Mr. |
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Tabar has been president of the Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership |
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Honor Society, vice president of the Alpha Chi Honor Society, and |
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sergeant-at-arms of the Omega Nu Epsilon Criminal Justice |
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Fraternity; in addition, he has served as the professional |
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development chair of Phi Alpha Delta and a supplemental instructor |
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for the UTSA criminal justice department; and |
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WHEREAS, While at UTSA, Mr. Tabar has continued to serve his |
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country in the Air Force ROTC, and he was named General Military |
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Course Cadet in 2005 and promoted to Professional Officer Course |
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Cadet, Material Management Officer in 2006; despite the many |
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demands on his time, he has helped build houses for Habitat for |
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Humanity and is a founding member of the UTSA voter registration |
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drive; and |
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WHEREAS, During his time as a legislative scholar this |
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session, Mr. Tabar has impressed his colleagues with his |
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reliability and responsibility, acting as point man in assisting |
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Representative McClendon with her work on the Appropriations |
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Committee; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Tabar's drive, good humor, and commitment to |
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excellence have impressed all who know him; as he prepares to enter |
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law school, and as he and his wife April and their son Gabriel look |
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forward to this next chapter in their lives, it is fitting to pay |
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tribute to him; 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 Joel Tabar on his acceptance into |
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The University of Texas School of Law and extend to him very best |
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wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Tabar as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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McClendon |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2530 was adopted by the House on May |
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24, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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