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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, On March 13, 2009, Representative Joe Farias is |
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celebrating his birthday, and we join his friends and family in |
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marking this noteworthy occasion; and |
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WHEREAS, Our esteemed colleague is a lifelong resident of |
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House District 118; he graduated from McCollum High School in San |
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Antonio, and volunteered for the United States Army in 1968; |
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following 12 months in Vietnam, he was stationed in Berlin, where he |
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graduated from the Seventh Army NCO Academy and was promoted to the |
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rank of staff sergeant; and |
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WHEREAS, Having completed his three-year enlistment, Joe |
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Farias returned to San Antonio and immediately joined City Public |
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Service as a machinist; he held a series of progressively |
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responsible positions at the municipally owned utility and |
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ultimately became supervisor of the technical training division |
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before retiring in 2003 after a distinguished 32-year career; and |
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WHEREAS, This civic-minded Texan learned the importance of |
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loyalty, integrity, and service during his time in the military, |
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and he continued to demonstrate those values as a member of the San |
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Antonio Zoning Commission and during three terms on the board of the |
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Harlandale Independent School District; in addition, he gave |
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generously of his time and talents as a Little League coach, on the |
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board of St. Leo the Great Catholic School, and by hosting |
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fund-raisers for community members in need; and |
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WHEREAS, First elected to the house in 2006, Representative |
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Farias was named the Mexican American Legislative Caucus Freshman |
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of the Year for the 80th Legislative Session; he demonstrates his |
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unwavering concern for his fellow veterans and for the children of |
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Texas as a member of the committees on defense and veterans' affairs |
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and public education, and he also serves on the rules and |
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resolutions committee; and |
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WHEREAS, A committed public servant, Representative Farias |
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is supported in all of his endeavors by his wife, Angie, and their |
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sons, Gabe, Joey, Jaime, and Daniel, and it is indeed a pleasure to |
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add our congratulations to theirs on this special day; 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 hereby recognize the Honorable Joe Farias on the |
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occasion of his birthday and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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continued success and happiness; 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 his colleagues in the Texas House of Representatives. |