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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Danny F. Vance of Arlington is retiring from the |
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Trinity River Authority of Texas on February 28, 2011, after four |
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decades of outstanding service to the agency; and |
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WHEREAS, A native Texan, Danny Vance was born in Galveston in |
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1943, and he was raised alongside his brother, Benny, and his |
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sister, Janis, in Palestine; he graduated from Palestine High |
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School in 1962, and he went on to attend Sam Houston State |
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University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1966, served as a |
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graduate assistant, and attained a master's degree in business |
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administration in 1968; he also earned a teaching certificate, and |
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for two years he served in the United States Army as a specialist |
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stationed in Germany; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1970, Mr. Vance joined the Trinity River |
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Authority as assistant to the manager of the Southern Region, and |
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later that year he relocated to Arlington to serve as an |
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administrative services manager for the agency; he also held the |
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positions of general services manager and of regional manager of |
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the Northern Region; in 1979, at the age of 35, he became general |
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manager of the TRA, and at the time he was the youngest manager of a |
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major Texas river authority and only the second general manager in |
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the agency's history; and |
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WHEREAS, During his tenure, Mr. Vance has overseen the |
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creation of four regional potable water systems and three regional |
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wastewater systems, as well as significant improvements to all nine |
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regional systems, and the TRA became the largest river authority in |
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Texas, with major increases to its assets and annual operating |
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budget; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Vance further dedicated his time to various |
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regional water planning groups, and he served as president of the |
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Texas Water Conservation Association; he was recognized by many for |
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his leadership in balancing the need for adequate water supplies |
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for a growing population with the environmental needs of the |
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Trinity Basin and the Trinity Bay and Estuary; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Vance enjoys the love |
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and support of his wife, Janet, whom he married in 1967; the Vances |
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are looking forward to their future retirement; and |
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WHEREAS, Danny Vance has demonstrated an unwavering |
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commitment to excellence over the course of his career, and he may |
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indeed reflect with great pride on his professional achievements as |
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he prepares to embark on the next exciting chapter of his life; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Danny F. Vance on his retirement |
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from the Trinity River Authority of Texas and extend to him sincere |
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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. Vance as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |