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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Kenneth Kirk Krause of Waco is retiring from the |
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Texas Department of Transportation on May 31, 2015, drawing to a |
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close an exemplary career spanning almost three decades with the |
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agency; and |
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WHEREAS, The area engineer in the Waco Area Office, Kirk |
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Krause earned his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Texas |
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A&M University and joined TxDOT in 1986 as a project engineer for |
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the Dallas District; he played a key role over the next decade in a |
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multilevel interchange project at U.S. Highway 75 and State Highway |
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190 in Plano, and along the way, he attained his professional |
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engineer license; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Krause became an associate area engineer in the |
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Waco District's Waco Area Office in 1996, and he continued his |
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professional development primarily as a design engineer until 1999, |
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when he transferred to the Hillsboro Area Office as assistant area |
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engineer; after serving as interim area engineer, he was appointed |
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area engineer in 2001; five years later, he returned to the Waco |
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Area Office, and in 2013, he was named area engineer; his |
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outstanding skills in administration, design, construction, |
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maintenance, and management contributed significantly to the |
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effectiveness of each office in which he served; and |
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WHEREAS, In the next chapter of his life, Mr. Krause intends |
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to focus on farming and ranching with his father, and he will enjoy |
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having more time for hunting and travel; he is an active member of |
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St. Matthew Lutheran Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Kirk Krause has greatly benefited his fellow Texans |
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through his dedication, professionalism, and commitment to |
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excellence, and he may indeed reflect with pride on a career well |
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spent; 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 Kirk Krause on the occasion of his |
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retirement from the Texas Department of Transportation and extend |
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to him sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; |
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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. Krause as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |