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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 607
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WHEREAS, Captain Ken Baker retired from the Texas Parks and |
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Wildlife Department in 2012, drawing to a close a notable career |
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that spanned more than four decades; and |
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WHEREAS, A seventh-generation Texan, Ken Baker was born in |
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Brownsville in 1947 and was raised on his family's farm and ranch |
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in Cameron County; he graduated from San Benito High School and |
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subsequently served his country in the United States Navy during |
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the Vietnam War; and |
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WHEREAS, Captain Baker attended the Texas Game Warden |
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Academy at Texas A&M University and began his work as a game |
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warden in Edinburg in 1972; he served for many years in Hidalgo |
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County, enforcing laws related to the area's natural resources |
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and to boating on the Rio Grande, and became a well-known public |
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servant in the area; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of his tenure, Captain Baker saw |
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his duties expand to include increased collaboration with |
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homeland security officers supervising the border; promoted to |
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sergeant and then to captain for the Rio Grande Valley District, |
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he was thought to be the longest-serving active game warden in |
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the state at the time of his retirement, with 41 years on the job; |
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in addition, Captain Baker served his professional community as |
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vice president of the Texas Game Warden Association; and |
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WHEREAS, The dedication and commitment to excellence |
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demonstrated by this outstanding Texan greatly benefited his |
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fellow citizens, and he may indeed reflect with pride on a career |
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well spent as he embarks on the next exciting chapter of his life; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate Captain Ken Baker on his |
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retirement from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; 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 Captain Baker as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas Senate. |
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Hinojosa, Lucio |
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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 April 8, 2013. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |