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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Charles Ganze retired from the Gulf Coast Waste |
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Disposal Authority in January 2011, drawing to a close an |
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outstanding career that has spanned more than four decades; and |
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WHEREAS, The recipient of bachelor's and master's degrees |
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from East Texas State University, Mr. Ganze began his career as an |
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educator and taught briefly in the late 1960s, first for the Andrews |
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Independent School District and then for the La Marque Independent |
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School District; from 1968 to 1973, he worked for Union Carbide and |
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helped to design and build the Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority |
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(GCA) 40-acre Texas City facility; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1973, Mr. Ganze joined that operation as manager |
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of the facility; during the course of his remarkable 38-year tenure |
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with the authority, he served for many years as the manager of |
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industrial operations, and in 2001, he was promoted to serve as |
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GCA's general manager; in each of these posts, he earned the respect |
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and admiration of his peers; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to excelling in his professional |
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responsibilities, this accomplished gentleman has distinguished |
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himself on the board of the Texas Water Conservation Association; |
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throughout his career, he has enjoyed the love and support of his |
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wife, Ruth, and today their loving family includes two children and |
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three grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Charles Ganze's dedication and commitment to |
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excellence have greatly benefited the citizens of the Gulf Coast |
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region, and he may indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent |
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as he embarks 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 Charles Ganze on his retirement |
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from the Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority 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. Ganze as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |