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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Nathaniel Quarterman is retiring as director of the |
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Correctional Institutions Division of the Texas Department of |
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Criminal Justice after a quarter-century of exemplary public |
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service; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Quarterman joined the Department of Criminal |
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Justice as a correctional officer in 1984; he rose through the |
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security ranks and joined the newly formed State Jail Division in |
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1995 as the first senior warden at the Buster Cole State Jail in |
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Bonham; three years later, he was promoted to the State Jail |
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headquarters in Austin, and after serving as assistant director of |
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security and deputy director, he became the director of the State |
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Jail Division in September 2001; and |
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WHEREAS, Following the merger of the Institutional, |
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Operations, Private Facilities, and State Jail Divisions, Mr. |
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Quarterman was named deputy director of Prison and Jail Management |
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within the Correctional Institutions Division in 2003; this highly |
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respected professional, who holds a bachelor's degree in criminal |
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justice and a master's degree in strategic leadership, was |
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appointed director of CID in 2006, assuming oversight of 112 prison |
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units and more than 150,000 offenders; demonstrating his extensive |
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knowledge and experience in the field of operations, he has |
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skillfully guided a staff of approximately 24,000; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his career with the criminal justice |
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department, Nathaniel Quarterman has brought to his |
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responsibilities a steadfast commitment to excellence, adhering to |
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the highest standards of correctional practice, and his outstanding |
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leadership has greatly benefited the Correctional Institutions |
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Division; he may indeed reflect with pride on his achievements as he |
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prepares to embark on an exciting new chapter in his life; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Nathaniel |
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Quarterman on his retirement as director of the Correctional |
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Institutions Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice |
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and that he be extended sincere best wishes for the future; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Quarterman as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Hodge |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 16 was adopted by the House on July 2, |
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2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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