SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 669
         WHEREAS, For 52 years, J. O. Barrera of San Diego has
  faithfully served as a Duval County veterans service officer,
  dutifully meeting the needs of United States military veterans
  and their families; and
 
         WHEREAS, A San Diego native, Mr. Barrera was called to
  military service on November 18, 1942, shortly after he was
  graduated from high school; he spent 19 months in Iceland
  during his three-year stint before being discharged on
  December 21, 1945; and
 
         WHEREAS, In 1946, Mr. Barrera began employment with the
  Duval County Tax Collector's Office, a position he held until
  February 1, 1955, when he was appointed Duval County veterans
  service officer; and
 
         WHEREAS, Due to Mr. Barrera's hard work and dedication,
  he earned the opportunity to become a service officer in the
  San Antonio Office of the Veterans Affairs Commission in 1973,
  but his loyalty to the veterans of Duval County led him to decline
  that offer; and
 
         WHEREAS, Named Outstanding Veterans County Service Officer
  for the 60-county San Antonio Region by the Texas County Service
  Officers Association in 1979, Mr. Barrera received the AMVETS
  National Commander's Appreciation Certificate from the American
  Veterans Organization Office in Houston on February 26, 1999;
  that same year, the man known as the "Dean of Texas Veterans
  Service Officers" was awarded certificates from State Representative
  Ignacio Salinas, Jr., and State Senator Judith Zaffirini in
  commemoration of his 44 years of service as Duval County veterans
  service officer; and
 
         WHEREAS, Mr. Barrera is a member of the American Legion in
  Benavides and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8931 in San Diego;
  he is the recipient of a lifetime membership in the Veterans of
  Foreign Wars by the members of Post 8621 in Alice, and he is a
  member of AMVETS in Houston and the Veterans County Service
  Officers Association of Texas; and
 
         WHEREAS, Over the past five decades, J. O. Barrera has
  earned the respect and admiration of countless individuals who
  have benefited from his commitment to serving his fellow veterans,
  and he is most worthy of recognition for his continuing efforts
  to aid and assist these valued Texans; now, therefore, be it
 
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
  80th Legislature, hereby commend J. O. Barrera for his 52 years
  of service as a Duval County veterans service officer and extend
  to him best wishes for continued success in that role; and, be it
  further
 
         RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
  Mr. Barrera as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate.
 
  Zaffirini
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on May 17, 2007.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate