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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Frank Brogan is retiring as the managing director of |
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the Port of Corpus Christi on February 2, 2015, drawing to a close |
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an outstanding career that has spanned more than four decades; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of San Antonio, Mr. Brogan earned a |
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bachelor's degree with honors in civil engineering from The |
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University of Texas and a master's degree in engineering from Texas |
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A&M University-Kingsville; he moved to Corpus Christi in 1974 and |
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embarked on a career as a consulting engineer, working with a number |
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of Gulf Coast port authorities on the design of industrial and |
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marine facilities; he was also the president of Maverick |
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Engineering, where he oversaw 90 employees and three offices; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Brogan joined the Port of Corpus Christi as |
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deputy director of engineering services in 1987, and two years |
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later, he was promoted to director of engineering services; in |
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2008, he became the deputy port director of engineering, finance, |
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and administration, and he has held the position of managing |
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director since November 2012; and |
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WHEREAS, Serving the port authority first as a consultant and |
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then as an employee, Mr. Brogan has seen the port grow from handling |
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60 million tons of cargo annually in the late 1980s to a projected |
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102 million tons in 2015; he has helped develop the $130 million |
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Mary Rhodes Water Pipeline and the Joe Fulton International Trade |
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Corridor, and he led the effort to sell the former Naval Station |
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Ingleside to Occidental Petroleum for $82 million; moreover, he has |
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played a key role in securing some $32 billion in new investment in |
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the past year and a half; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Brogan has served as president of the Corpus |
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Christi branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and in |
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2003, he was among the first 50 individuals in the nation to receive |
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the designation of professional port manager from the American |
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Association of Port Authorities; and |
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WHEREAS, Despite his busy professional life, Mr. Brogan has |
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also found time to give back to his community as president of the |
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Kiwanis Club and as a member of the board of the Flour Bluff |
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Independent School District; in all his endeavors, he has enjoyed |
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the love and support of his wife, Deedie, and his daughter, Sarah; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Frank Brogan's dedication, professionalism, and |
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commitment to excellence have greatly benefited the people of |
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Corpus Christi and earned him the respect and admiration of his |
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peers, and he may indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Frank Brogan on his retirement as |
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managing director of the Port of Corpus Christi and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for continued 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. Brogan as an expression of high esteem by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Herrero |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 298 was adopted by the House on |
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February 19, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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