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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Jose Benito Canales, a longtime justice of the peace |
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in Duval County and an engaged citizen, has made meaningful |
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contributions to his community over the course of many decades; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Antonio and Carolina Canales, Jose |
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Canales was born in Oilton on April 3, 1930; his family moved to |
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Freer when he was 10, and he graduated from Freer High School in |
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1950; and |
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WHEREAS, Immediately after finishing school, Mr. Canales |
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joined the United States Army; he was stationed in Munich, Germany, |
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where his duties included handling bookkeeping and requisitions and |
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helping to guard against attempts to tamper with or dismantle the |
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Nazi concentration camps; and |
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WHEREAS, After returning home in 1955, Mr. Canales exchanged |
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wedding vows with the former Barbara Vera; they became the proud |
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parents of three children, Ricardo, Carolina, and Corina, and later |
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welcomed a second generation into their treasured family; the |
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couple shared a fulfilling relationship of almost 60 years before |
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Mrs. Canales's passing on March 27, 2014; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Canales worked for a while as a route salesman |
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and as a bus driver for the Freer Independent School District; in |
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1984, he was appointed justice of the peace, and he subsequently won |
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election to the post, which he would hold for 32 years; during that |
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time he also served in a number of political roles, including that |
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of precinct chair; in addition, he was a founder of the Jimmy Hicks |
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VFW Post, and he was an active member of St. Mary's Catholic Church; |
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since moving to Corpus Christi, he has continued to be involved in |
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his community; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his myriad contributions in the public |
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realm, Jose B. Canales has earned the respect and admiration of his |
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fellow citizens, and it is indeed a privilege to recognize him at |
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this time; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Jose B. Canales for his outstanding civil |
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leadership and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Canales as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |