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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Bee County lost a dedicated public |
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servant with the passing of the Honorable David T. Silva on March |
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16, 2015, at the age of 70; and |
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WHEREAS, David Silva was born in Beeville on May 26, 1944, to |
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Marcos and Altagracia Silva; a 1963 graduate of A. C. Jones High |
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School, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, and he worked his way |
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through college while earning an associate's degree from Bee County |
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College as well as bachelor's and master's degrees from Texas |
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A&M--Corpus Christi after completing his military service; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Silva joined the faculty at Bee County College |
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in 1976 when he was hired as coordinator of the Talent Search |
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Program, and over the course of his notable tenure, he was selected |
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on numerous occasions as Teacher of the Year, and he served as chair |
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of the social science division and as cosponsor of the Phi Theta |
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Kappa honors fraternity; he retired from the school in 2003, though |
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he later returned to work as an adjunct instructor; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Silva began a new chapter in his life when he was |
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appointed as a municipal court judge in 2004, and voters elected him |
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to serve as Bee County judge in 2007; he was reelected to lead |
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county government in 2010 and 2014, becoming the first individual |
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to serve three terms in that post in the county's history; during |
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his time on the commissioners court, he earned the respect and |
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admiration of all who knew him for his efforts in behalf of the |
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people of Bee County; and |
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WHEREAS, This accomplished Texan further shared his insight |
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as a valued member of such organizations as the Coastal Bend Council |
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of Government, Bee Development Authority, Bee County Juvenile |
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Board, Local Emergency Planning Committee, and the Bee County |
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Historical Commission, among others; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of strong religious beliefs, Mr. Silva studied |
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at the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and shared his |
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time and talents as a deacon, youth minister, and senior pastor for |
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a number of churches in the area; he was ordained into the ministry |
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in 2002, and he led the congregation at First Baptist Church in |
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Pettus for several years until his death; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Silva shared more than four decades of |
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marriage with his wife, Yolanda, and he took great pride in the |
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couple's two daughters, Cassandra and Cristianna; with the passage |
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of time, he also had the pleasure of seeing his family grow to |
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include a beloved granddaughter, Audria; and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, his faith, and his fellow |
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citizens, David Silva made a meaningful difference in the lives of |
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others, and although he is deeply missed, he will long be fondly |
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remembered in the community he so ably served; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of the Honorable David |
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T. Silva and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: |
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to his wife of 44 years, Yolanda Silva; to his daughters and their |
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spouses, Cassandra Silva and her husband, Casey Hawkins, and |
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Cristianna Meineke and her husband, Aaron; to his granddaughter, |
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Audria Silva; to his siblings, John Silva, Amado Silva and his wife, |
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Zenaida, and Grace Ramirez and her husband, Adolfo; and to his many |
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other relatives and friends; and, be 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 Judge David |
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T. Silva. |
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Lozano |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1830 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 7, 2015. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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