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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Glen Larum retired from the Texas Department of |
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Transportation on August 31, 2010, drawing to a close a |
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distinguished career with the agency that spanned more than 17 |
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years; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1993, Mr. Larum joined TxDOT after working for 25 |
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years in the news media; as the public information officer for the |
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12-county Odessa District, he was highly regarded for his skill, |
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expertise, and dedication to alerting residents about conditions |
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affecting their travel on area roadways; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Larum worked at radio station KDBM while |
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completing his bachelor's degree in education at the University of |
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Montana--Western; after graduating, he taught English and history |
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at St. Ignatius High School before becoming editor of the Ronan |
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Pioneer in 1974; he went on to serve as editor of the Fort Stockton |
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Pioneer for more than a decade; in addition, he was employed by the |
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international United Methodist Reporter and then the Odessa |
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American; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his tenure with the Department of |
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Transportation, Glen Larum demonstrated outstanding |
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professionalism and a commitment to excellence, and he may indeed |
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reflect with pride on his many contributions to the agency and to |
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his community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend Glen Larum for his |
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service to the Texas Department of Transportation and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Larum as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |