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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Raymond Palacios Jr., president of Bravo Chevrolet |
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Cadillac, has been inducted into the El Paso Business Hall of Fame; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A Houston native, Mr. Palacios served his country in |
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the United States Marine Corps, and he earned his accounting degree |
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from the University of Houston; beginning his career as a CPA, he |
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rose to become a vice president of developer Perry Homes before |
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deciding to fulfill his dream of owning a company; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Palacios completed the General Motors dealer |
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development program, and he worked in every department of a |
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dealership in Houston, learning the business from the ground up; in |
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1999, he took a chance on an underperforming dealership in El Paso, |
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purchasing it sight unseen; within a month under his leadership, |
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the store had turned a profit for the first time in five years; he |
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subsequently bought another dealership in Las Cruces; and |
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WHEREAS, Highly regarded in the industry, Mr. Palacios |
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serves on the board of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles; he |
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has benefited his profession in numerous other key roles, among |
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them district director of the Texas Automotive Dealers Association, |
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president of the El Paso New Car Dealers Association, and vice chair |
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of the General Motors Minority Dealer Advisory Council; and |
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WHEREAS, This dynamic entrepreneur has demonstrated a strong |
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commitment to civic life and charitable endeavors; he serves on the |
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Paul L. Foster School of Medicine Dean's Advisory Council, on the |
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executive board of the Borderplex Economic Alliance, and on the |
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board of the Council for Economic and Educational Development; in |
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addition, he has served as president of the Association for the |
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Advancement of Mexican Americans, and he has given generously of |
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his time and talents to the University of Houston Alumni |
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Association, the Yucca Council Boy Scouts of America, the Young |
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Achievers Forum, and many other organizations; and |
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WHEREAS, Raymond Palacios has earned the deep respect and |
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admiration of the El Paso business community, and he may indeed take |
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pride in his accomplishments; 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 Raymond Palacios Jr. on his |
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induction in the El Paso Business Hall of Fame and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Palacios as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |