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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Alfred |
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Ortiz, a veteran law officer who passed away on March 1, 2013, at |
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the age of 62; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Ortiz served his fellow citizens with |
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distinction during a career that spanned 39 years and included |
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tenures in the Texas and New Mexico Departments of Public Safety, |
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sheriff's offices in Jim Wells, Duval, Brooks, and Nueces Counties, |
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and the Premont Police Department, which he led as chief; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan devoted a decade to the Corpus |
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Christi Independent School District police force from 1993 to 2003; |
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his concern for the welfare of the district was reflected in his |
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judicious hiring practices and succession planning, which ensured |
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that future generations of area students could enjoy a safe |
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learning environment; an innovator in the field of school policing, |
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he helped to secure funding and develop staffing formulas that |
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transformed the CCISD police force into a model department with 32 |
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sworn officers; and |
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WHEREAS, Alfred Ortiz was an inspiration to his community and |
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to his family, which included his wife of 39 years, Elizabeth, his |
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daughter, Kimberly Ortiz Rayos, his sons, Christopher and Patrick |
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Ortiz, and his eight grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Though Alfred Ortiz is deeply missed, his legacy |
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lives on in the institutions he nurtured and in the myriad |
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accomplishments he leaves behind; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Alfred Ortiz and |
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extend sincere sympathy to his relatives and many friends; 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 his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Alfred |
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Ortiz. |
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Herrero |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2749 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 26, 2013. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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