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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Honorable Joseph Alexander Garcia has served the |
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people of South Texas for more than four decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Brownsville in 1936 to J. A. and Bertha |
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Garcia, J. A. Garcia attended Moye Military Academy before |
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graduating in 1954 from Brownsville High School; he subsequently |
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earned a bachelor's degree from Texas A&I University in Kingsville |
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in 1960; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Garcia first served his fellow citizens as a |
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member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1968 to 1972; he |
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was instrumental in expanding the Texas A&I University System to |
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include a Corpus Christi campus, and following his departure from |
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the legislature, he went on to help develop that institution as its |
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chief fiscal officer for five years; and |
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WHEREAS, In the early 1980s, Mr. Garcia was elected as judge |
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of Kenedy County, a position in which he has continued to |
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distinguish himself for nearly three decades; among his numerous |
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achievements in behalf of area residents are the creation of rabies |
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clinics and food banks, the establishment of retirement and |
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insurance plans for teachers, and the organization of ambulance |
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services for rural communities; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Garcia is supported in his endeavors by his |
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wife of 48 years, the former Sue Ann Barr, and their family includes |
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three children and six grandchildren; his life is further enriched |
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by his involvement in the Garcia Ranch, which has been in his family |
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since it was acquired by his great-grandfather; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply committed to the region he calls home, Judge |
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J. A. Garcia has spent his career working to enhance the quality of |
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life for the people of Kenedy County and beyond, and his outstanding |
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efforts have made a positive and lasting difference; 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 commend the Honorable J. A. Garcia for his many |
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years of public service 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 Judge Garcia as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |