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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lieutenant Dennis Stanek of the West University |
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Place Fire Department is marking his 40th anniversary with the |
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department in the summer of 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, A lifelong resident of West U, Lieutenant Stanek |
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joined the department when he was just 19 and was promoted to |
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lieutenant two years later; he became one of the city's first |
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paramedics and helped build its first ambulances out of converted |
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vans; and |
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WHEREAS, Lieutenant Stanek has played an instrumental role in |
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the department's transition from a primarily reactive organization |
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to an agency that works proactively to avert catastrophe through |
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code enforcement and education; devoted to assisting his fellow |
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citizens, he considers his profession a calling rather than a job |
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and likes to claim that he has never worked a day in his life because |
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he's doing what he enjoys most; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to his service to the fire department, |
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Lieutenant Stanek runs Stanek Painting and Specialty Finishes, a |
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contracting business that he started as a high school student; he |
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keeps fit in his free time as an avid outdoorsman, and he has surfed |
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in Hawaii, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and other places around the |
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world; in all his endeavors, he enjoys the love and support of his |
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wife, Kim, and his daughters, Jordyn and Sydney; and |
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WHEREAS, Dennis Stanek has served residents of West U with |
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tremendous skill, professionalism, and enthusiasm for four |
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decades, earning their profound respect and appreciation, and it is |
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indeed a pleasure to recognize this esteemed Texan for his |
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contributions; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Lieutenant Dennis Stanek for his 40 |
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years of service to the West University Place Fire Department and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Lieutenant Stanek as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |
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S. Davis of Harris |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 829 was adopted by the House on March |
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27, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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