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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 116
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Herbert Canales for his many years of outstanding |
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service as director of the Corpus Christi Public Libraries and |
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for his leadership in the Corpus Christi community; and |
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WHEREAS, Herb Canales joined the city as a public servant |
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in 1980 and has served the City of Corpus Christi for over 32 |
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years; he is now retiring from his position as interim assistant |
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city manager; and |
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WHEREAS, Herb was appointed director of the city's |
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libraries in 1985, and he quickly set about modernizing and |
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expanding the library system and increasing the accessibility of |
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the libraries to the public; and |
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WHEREAS, As director, Herb was in charge of the expansion of |
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the system, which included a central library and five branch |
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locations throughout the city, and oversaw numerous improvement |
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projects; he also engaged the public interest and support and |
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helped to facilitate more than $6 million in private donations; and |
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WHEREAS, He envisioned a computer system that connected |
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Corpus Christi to library databases across the country, and his |
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forward thinking and consensus building led to a modern library |
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system that included digitization of the city's historical |
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archive material; and |
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WHEREAS, The citizens of the Corpus Christi community have |
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greatly benefited from the dedication and vision of this talented |
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public servant, and he deserves recognition for his innumerable |
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accomplishments on behalf of the city; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, hereby commend Herbert Canales for his invaluable |
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contributions to the Corpus Christi Public Libraries and to the |
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City of Corpus Christi and extend to him best wishes for the |
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retirement years ahead; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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Hinojosa |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 4, 2013. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |