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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 236
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Hal L. Fowler for his 32 years of service in Fannin |
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County on the occasion of his retirement from the Fannin County |
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Community Supervision and Corrections Department; and |
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WHEREAS, Hal Fowler began his career in the field of |
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corrections with the Texas Youth Commission in Lamar County, |
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supervising juveniles as a caseworker; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1977, Mr. Fowler was promoted to the position |
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of Director of Fannin County Adult Probation, and he was the sole |
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probation officer within the department for nine years; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Fowler obtained a position with the Texas |
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Board of Pardons and Paroles as a field officer in 1986; in 1989, |
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Mr. Fowler left the corrections field and returned to his family |
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ranch in Lamar County, where he worked until 1993, at which time |
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he returned to corrections; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Fowler's leadership and experience were |
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instrumental in a successful effort to resume an independent |
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probation department for Fannin County in 1994; the newly formed |
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department allowed Fannin County to improve its use of funding |
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from the state and to concentrate on the needs of the department |
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and the community; and |
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WHEREAS, As Director of the Fannin County Probation |
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Department, Hal Fowler has developed special programs to address |
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the needs of probationers and the community in Fannin County; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Fowler created specialized caseloads for sex |
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offenders, substance abusers, and persons sentenced to the |
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Substance Abuse Felony Punishment Facility; Mr. Fowler was also |
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instrumental in establishing a drug court in 2004 and a mental |
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health court in 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, Under Hal Fowler's leadership, the Fannin County |
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Community Supervision and Corrections Department has grown from |
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one probation officer and director to a staff of 10; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Fowler has been instrumental in creating a |
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three percent bonding program, which was adopted by the Fannin |
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County Commissioners Court; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Fowler has been active in various |
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organizations apart from his probation career; he has been an |
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active member of the First United Methodist Church for 30 years, |
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a Honey Grove Independent School District School Board member for |
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14 years, and a Honey Grove City Council member for four years; he |
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has also been active in the Verne Cooper Education Foundation, |
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the Valley of the Caddo Nation Board, the Southern States |
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Corrections Association, the Texas Probation Association, the |
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Texas Corrections Association, and the American Probation and |
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Parole Association, and he is the cofounder of the Fannin County |
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Literacy Council; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hal L. Fowler and his wife, Mary, will |
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celebrate 41 years of marriage in March of 2009, and after |
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retirement Hal intends to return to a life of full-time ranching; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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Legislature, hereby commend Hal L. Fowler on his outstanding |
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career and his unwavering dedication and service, and extend to |
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him best wishes for the retirement years ahead; and, be it |
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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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Deuell |
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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 February 17, 2009. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |