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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, James Matthew Martin, Jr., is retiring as chief |
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juvenile probation officer for Jefferson County in 2011, concluding |
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a distinguished career that has spanned more than four decades with |
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Jefferson County Probation Services; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Lamar University, "Bubba" Martin holds |
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a master's degree in criminology and corrections from Sam Houston |
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State University; he joined Jefferson County Probation Services in |
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1970 as an intake officer and caseworker; rising through the ranks, |
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he went on to serve in a number of other roles, including volunteer |
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services coordinator, juvenile casework supervisor, adult |
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misdemeanor and presentence investigation supervisor, adult felony |
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supervisor, and assistant chief; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Martin was appointed chief juvenile probation |
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officer in 1988; he played a key role in the planning and |
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construction of the Minnie Rogers Juvenile Justice Center, and |
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through the years, he has kept the public informed about probation |
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and rehabilitation matters by appearing on television and radio |
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programs and speaking at schools, churches, service clubs, and |
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other organizations; he has taught in the criminal justice |
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department of Lamar University, and he is a member of the National |
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Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges and serves the Texas |
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Probation Association as chair of its juvenile legislative |
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committee; the Texas Probation Association named him Juvenile |
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Administrator of the Year in 1992 and recognized him with two |
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Presidential Awards and the Charles W. Hawkes Lifetime Achievement |
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Award; he received the YWCA Ben Rogers and Francis Morris Racial |
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Justice Award in 2008; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in professional organizations, Mr. Martin is |
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on the advisory board of the Al Price State Juvenile Correctional |
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Facility and has served as president of the Texas Probation |
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Association and as vice chair of the Evelyn M. Lord Teen Court Board |
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and of the Jefferson County Youth Academy Board; he has further |
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distinguished himself as a member of the boards of the Southeast |
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Texas Regional Planning Commission Criminal Justice Committee and |
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the Mayor's Commission for a Drug-Free Beaumont; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Martin has played an active role in the wider |
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community as well; a former soccer coach and referee, he served as |
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vice president of the Gulf Coast Youth Soccer Club; in addition, he |
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is an ordained deacon of First Baptist Church in Nederland and |
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teaches the youth Bible study class; currently, he is president of |
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the board of Communities In Schools and chair of Foster |
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Grandparents of Southeast Texas and of the Community Resource |
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Coordination Group of Jefferson and Hardin Counties; moreover, he |
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received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Southeast Texas |
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Foster Grandparent Program and was selected as the Don Kelly |
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Southeast Texan of the Year in 2010; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Martin enjoys the love and |
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support of his wife, Carolyn, his children, Scott Martin and his |
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wife, Tiffany, Aimee Duron and her husband, Gabe, and Jace Martin |
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and his wife, Jacey, and his grandchildren, Nicholas, Grace, Clay, |
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Leah, Ashley, Braden, and Bryce; and |
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WHEREAS, Bubba Martin has greatly benefited Jefferson County |
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Probation Services through his deep commitment to the juvenile |
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justice system, and as he embarks on the next exciting chapter of |
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his life, he may reflect with pride on his exceptional |
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contributions over the past 40 years; 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 congratulate James Matthew |
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Martin, Jr., on the occasion of his retirement from Jefferson |
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County Probation Services and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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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. Martin as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |