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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 694
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Chief Warrant Officer-3 Mario G. Villescas on the |
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occasion of his retirement from the United States Marine Corps |
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after more than 22 years of meritorious service to his country; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mario Villescas was born and raised in Pecos and |
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graduated from Pecos High School in 1984; he enlisted in the |
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delayed entry program of the Marine Corps in August of 1983 at |
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the age of 17 and began training in San Diego, California, in |
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July of 1984; and |
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WHEREAS, After completing the personnel administration |
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school at Camp Del Mar in Camp Pendleton, he was assigned to the |
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1st Battalion, 4th Marines at Twentynine Palms, California; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, he earned promotions, rising to |
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lance corporal, corporal, and sergeant; he completed an overseas |
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tour of duty as personnel chief at Camp Butler in Okinawa, Japan, |
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and returned to San Diego, where he received training as a drill |
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instructor; and |
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WHEREAS, After serving 12 years as a personnel administrator |
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and administration chief, he was selected for the warrant officer |
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program in Quantico, Virginia; he returned to Twentynine Palms |
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and served as squadron personnel officer, adjutant, and legal |
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officer; he was part of the team that established the first |
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Installation Personnel Administration Center; and |
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WHEREAS, He was promoted to Chief Warrant Officer-3 in |
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June of 2002 and was deployed as a personnel officer with the |
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1st Marine Division in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and |
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Operation Iraqi Freedom; he returned to Twentynine Palms in |
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January of 2004 and was reassigned to the Installation Personnel |
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Administration Center as deputy director; during this tour of |
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duty, he earned a bachelor of arts degree in organizational |
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leadership from Chapman University; in August of 2005, he was |
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reassigned to the Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School, |
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where he was the battalion personnel officer; and |
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WHEREAS, A highly decorated officer, Mario G. Villescas |
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has served his country with honor during times of peace and times |
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of hostilities; he is an outstanding officer whose allegiance to |
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duty and superior leadership deserve recognition; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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80th Legislature, hereby commend United States Marine Corps |
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Chief Warrant Officer-3 Mario G. Villescas for his many years of |
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distinguished and loyal service to the citizens of this state and |
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this nation and extend to him best wishes for the future; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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him as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Uresti |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 16, 2007. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |