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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Honorable Juan M. Garcia III, of Corpus Christi, |
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has rendered outstanding service to this country as an officer in |
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the United States Navy and as a member of the U.S. Navy Reserve; and |
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WHEREAS, A second-generation naval aviator, Representative |
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Garcia joined the service in 1992 and received his "Wings of Gold" |
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at Naval Air Station (NAS) Corpus Christi; he flew 30 armed missions |
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in the Persian Gulf in 1998 during Operation Desert Thunder, and the |
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following year, while serving on the aircraft carrier USS |
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Constellation, he flew missions to enforce the no-fly zone over |
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Iraq; and |
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WHEREAS, Representative Garcia also served as a top aide in |
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London to the deputy commander in chief of U.S. naval forces in |
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Europe, and he took part in Operation Allied Force in Kosovo in |
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1999; since leaving active duty in 2004, he continues to serve as an |
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instructor pilot in the Navy Reserve at NAS Corpus Christi; and |
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WHEREAS, Among the military awards conferred on |
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Representative Garcia, who holds the rank of Lieutenant Commander, |
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are the Joint Services Commendation Medal, the Navy and Marine |
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Corps Commendation Medal, and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement |
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Medal; and |
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WHEREAS, Juan Garcia graduated with honors from UCLA in 1988, |
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and he received both a law degree and a master's degree in public |
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policy from Harvard University in 1992; in 1999 he was selected as |
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one of 16 White House Fellows, and through that leadership |
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development program he served as a special assistant to the U.S. |
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secretary of education; and |
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WHEREAS, Presently a freshman member of the Texas |
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Legislature, this esteemed Texan represents the citizens of House |
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District 32; he serves on the Agriculture and Livestock and Defense |
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Affairs and State-Federal Relations Committees; and |
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WHEREAS, In private life, Representative Garcia is an |
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associate attorney with Hartline, Dacus, Barger, Dreyer & Kern in |
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Corpus Christi, practicing in the area of civil litigation; he and |
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his wife, Denise, are the parents of four children: twin |
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eight-year-old boys, Jack and Luke, six-year-old daughter Calista, |
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and three-year-old son Alex; and |
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WHEREAS, Juan Garcia discharged his military duties with |
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unwavering courage and professionalism, and he has brought to his |
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responsibilities as a legislator the same deep commitment to |
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service that inspired his stellar tenure in the United States armed |
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forces; 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 Juan M. Garcia III for his |
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exemplary contributions as a member of the United States Navy and |
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extend to him sincere appreciation for his continuing efforts in |
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this country's behalf; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Representative Garcia as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |