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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Honorable Joe Farias of San Antonio developed a |
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deep appreciation for the values of loyalty, integrity, and service |
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during his tenure in the United States Army; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of McCollum High School and St. Philip's |
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College, Representative Farias volunteered for the army in 1968; he |
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served for 12 months at Pleiku in Vietnam, where he was a member of a |
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light engineering company attached to the Fourth Infantry Division, |
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and he subsequently spent 18 months in West Berlin, attached to |
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Headquarters Company, Second Battalion, Sixth Infantry Division; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, While stationed in Germany, Representative Farias |
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attended and graduated from the Seventh Army NCO Academy; promoted |
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to sergeant at the conclusion of his noncommissioned officer |
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training, he attained the rank of staff sergeant before being |
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discharged at the end of his three-year enlistment; and |
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WHEREAS, Following his return to San Antonio, Representative |
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Farias joined City Public Service, the local public utility, where |
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he worked his way up from novice machinist to supervisor of the CPS |
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technical training division; after 32 years with CPS, he retired |
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from the utility in 2003; and |
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WHEREAS, Actively involved in his community for more than |
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three and a half decades, Joe Farias has given generously of his |
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time and efforts through such volunteer activities as coaching |
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Little League and hosting barbecue dinner fund-raisers for the |
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needy; he has also served on the San Antonio Zoning Commission and |
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on the boards of St. Leo the Great Catholic School and the |
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Harlandale Independent School District; and |
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WHEREAS, Elected to his first term in the Texas Legislature |
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in November 2006, Joe Farias represents House District 118, the |
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district in which he has lived his entire life; he currently serves |
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on the elections and the juvenile justice and family issues |
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committees; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan and his wife, Angie, are the |
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proud parents of four sons, Gabe, Joey, Jaime, and Daniel; and |
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WHEREAS, The exemplary service that Representative Farias |
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rendered as a member of the United States Army constituted the |
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auspicious first chapter of a lifetime of constructive endeavor in |
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the public realm, and the citizens of Texas are indeed fortunate to |
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have the benefit of this legislator's skillful leadership and |
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tenacious commitment to the common good; 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 the Honorable Joe Farias for his |
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outstanding military service and extend to him sincere appreciation |
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for his continuing contributions in behalf of the Lone Star State; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Representative Farias as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |