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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, For nearly 25 years, Tom Curlee of Portland, Texas, |
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has provided guidance and support to the Port Industries of Corpus |
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Christi, and this commitment is indeed worthy of special |
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recognition; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Edna, Mr. Curlee was the first member of |
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his family to attend college, receiving a music and later a tennis |
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scholarship to attend Victoria College, then transferring to Texas |
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A&I University in Kingsville, where he earned his bachelor of |
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science degree in engineering; he began his career with the Allis |
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Chalmers Manufacturing Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, eventually |
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transferring to Beaumont; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Curlee started his 30-year tenure with the |
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energy firm CPL in 1964, and over the years, he held many positions |
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in the company, including district marketing manager of the Rice |
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Belt district, assistant vice president of engineering, and |
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executive director of the Rates and Regulatory Affairs Department; |
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in 1988, he joined the Board of Trade, Port of Corpus Christi, which |
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later became the Port Industries of Corpus Christi; although he |
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retired from CPL in 1994, he has continued his service with the PICC |
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as a consultant through 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan is highly involved in the |
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community where he and his wife of 54 years, Nancy, have lived for |
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nearly four decades; the couple are active members of the First |
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Baptist Church, where Mr. Curlee is a deacon; he has served as |
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president of the Jaycees in Victoria, the Kiwanis Clubs in Bay City |
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and Portland, and the North Shore Country Club Board of Directors |
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and as vice president of the Paisano Chapter of the Girl Scouts of |
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America; moreover, he helped charter the San Patricio County |
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Economic Development Corporation, serving two years as its |
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president, and he is currently vice president of the Portland |
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Community Complex Corporation; he additionally shares his time and |
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talents as a member of the boards of the San Patricio Rural Rail |
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District, Bay Area Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse, Coastal Bend |
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Bays and Estuaries Program, AEP Retirees, and ACIT; and |
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WHEREAS, Port Industries of Corpus Christi has gained |
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immeasurably from Mr. Curlee's dedication and vision over the last |
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quarter-century, and it is a pleasure to acknowledge his ongoing |
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contributions to the Corpus Christi area; 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 Tom Curlee on his years of service to the |
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Port Industries of Corpus Christi and extend to him sincere best |
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wishes for continued success and 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. Curlee as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |