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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Joe G. Hanover of Bryan-College Station |
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commemorated his 95th birthday on February 10, 2013, and this |
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significant event provides a fitting opportunity to honor him for |
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his dedicated service to the community; and |
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WHEREAS, Joe Hanover earned his bachelor's degree in civil |
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engineering from Texas A&M University in 1940 and joined the Texas |
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Department of Transportation that same year; answering his |
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country's call to duty, he served as a second lieutenant in the |
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United States Army's 54th Coast Artillery Unit during World War II; |
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he returned home following the war but continued his service in the |
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U.S. Army Reserve; he was eventually promoted to the post of |
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commander of the 420th Engineer Brigade and later brigadier |
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general; and |
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WHEREAS, At TxDOT, Mr. Hanover was promoted to resident |
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engineer in Hearne and designed most of the farm-to-market roads in |
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Milam and Robertson Counties; by 1966, he had advanced to district |
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engineer of the Bryan region and made such important contributions |
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to the area's infrastructure as the development of Interstate 45 in |
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Freestone, Leon, Madison, and Walker Counties and the creation of |
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highway loops around the cities of Bryan-College Station, |
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Huntsville, and Brenham; and |
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WHEREAS, Joe Hanover is a source of inspiration to all who |
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know him, and it is a pleasure to recognize this esteemed Texan and |
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his many contributions to his community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Joe G. Hanover on his 95th birthday and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Hanover as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |