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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 29
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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 |
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in 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 |
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as a graduate assistant, and attained a master's degree in |
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business administration in 1968; he also earned a teaching |
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certificate, and for two years he served in the United States |
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Army as a specialist 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 Trinity River Authority, and at the time he was the |
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youngest manager of a major Texas river authority and only the |
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second general manager in 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 |
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regional wastewater systems, as well as significant improvements |
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to all nine regional systems, and the Trinity River Authority |
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became the largest river authority in Texas, with major increases |
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to its assets and annual operating 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 |
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for his leadership in balancing the need for adequate water |
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supplies for a growing population with the environmental needs of |
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the 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 |
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Vances 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 |
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may indeed reflect with great pride on his professional |
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achievements as he prepares to embark on the next exciting |
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chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate Danny F. Vance on his |
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retirement from the Trinity River Authority of Texas and extend |
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to him sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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Mr. Vance as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on January 24, 2011. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |