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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, James Hudson retired from VIA Metropolitan Transit |
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on May 1, 2009, concluding nearly two decades of outstanding |
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service; and |
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WHEREAS, A veteran of the U.S. Army, Mr. Hudson completed |
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tours of duty in Vietnam, Korea, and Germany and was variously |
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stationed at Fort Bragg, Fort Lee, Fort Dix, Fort Sam Houston, and |
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Fort Hood; he retired in 1990 as a commissioned warrant officer CW2 |
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after 21 years of active duty; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hudson subsequently joined VIA Metropolitan |
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Transit in San Antonio as a part-time bus driver; he went on to |
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serve as a recruitment and outreach officer in the human resources |
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department, and in 1995 he was promoted to manager of the material |
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distribution department, a position he continued to hold until his |
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retirement; along the way, he earned his bachelor's degree in |
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occupational education from Wayland Baptist University; his |
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professional affiliations included the Conference of Minority |
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Transportation Officials, which he served as president; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hudson is a former member of the Willie H. Dixon |
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Military Lodge, and a valued congregant of Second Baptist Church, |
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where he is a deacon and participates in the choir; in all of his |
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endeavors, he enjoys the love and support of his wife, the former |
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Karen Goss, as well as their three children; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his tenure, James Hudson distinguished |
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himself with his professionalism and commitment to excellence, and |
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he may indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent; 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 James Hudson on his retirement from |
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VIA Metropolitan Transit 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. Hudson as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |