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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Joe E. Cude is concluding his tenure as a member |
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of the Stephenville City Council in May 2013, drawing to a close |
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eight years of distinguished service in local government; and |
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WHEREAS, After winning election to the city council in 2001, |
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Dr. Cude completed an initial four-year term, and voters returned |
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him to office in 2009 for a second term; he helped guide |
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Stephenville during a period of considerable growth and economic |
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development, and he played an influential role in the effort to |
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upgrade the city's water infrastructure and resources, including |
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the development of a new 50-year plan, and to improve roads and |
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expand emergency services and public parks; moreover, he held the |
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post of mayor pro tem for a year during 2004 and 2005; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Cude has drawn on a broad range of experience in |
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his work as an elected official; a mathematics professor at |
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Tarleton State University from 1972 until his retirement in 2001, |
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he was the head of the math department for more than two decades and |
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chaired many faculty committees; he holds a bachelor's degree from |
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Southwest Texas State University and master's and doctoral degrees |
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from The University of Texas at Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, A resident of Stephenville for more than 40 years, |
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Dr. Cude has shared his time and talents with numerous |
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organizations, including the United Way, the Stephenville Senior |
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Citizens advisory board, The Texas A&M University System employee |
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benefits advisory committee, and the advisory committee to the Area |
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Agency on Aging operated by the North Central Texas Council of |
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Governments; he currently serves as the president of TSU Retirees, |
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a substitute driver for Meals on Wheels, and a valued member of |
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Harvey Baptist Church, where he teaches Sunday school; in all his |
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endeavors, he has enjoyed the love and support of his wife, Pat; and |
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WHEREAS, Joe Cude has demonstrated a long-standing |
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commitment to his community, and his desire to help others and to |
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work toward the greater good has set an inspiring example for his |
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fellow citizens; 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 Dr. Joe E. Cude on his exemplary service |
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as a member of the Stephenville City Council and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Cude as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |