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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Jerry McTernan retired from the El Paso County |
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Commissioners Court in January 2017, and his exemplary career in |
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public service is indeed deserving of special recognition; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. McTernan earlier served his nation in the |
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U.S. Air Force, where he was named Military Person of the Year for |
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the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing in 1982 and earned an honorable |
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discharge at the rank of sergeant in 1984; he received his |
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bachelor's degree in business management from The University of |
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Texas at El Paso in 1988, and from 1990 to 2000, he ran his own |
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company, A. V. Electronic Service Center; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2000, Mr. McTernan became the administrator of |
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the El Paso County Medical Examiner's Office, where he supervised |
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the non-physician staff and oversaw the office's administrative |
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functions; from 2001 to 2006, he served as case manager at the |
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public defender's office, supervising the support staff and |
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providing daily assistance to more than 30 attorneys; he accepted a |
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post as senior administrative assistant at the commissioners court |
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in 2007, and over the course of his tenure there, he worked closely |
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with three commissioners for Precinct 4, Dan Haggerty, Pat Abeln, |
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and Andrew Haggerty; in addition to his involvement in the |
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day-to-day activities of the Precinct 4 office, he represented the |
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commissioner on several committees and stood in for him at meetings |
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of the Rio Grande Council of Governments and at various public |
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gatherings; and |
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WHEREAS, During his outstanding career with the county, |
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Mr. McTernan was responsible for several special projects, |
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including the comprehensive evaluation of the medical examiner's |
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office and the establishment of policy and procedures for property |
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donations and guidelines for juror donations; and |
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WHEREAS, Long active in his community, Mr. McTernan has given |
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freely of his time and talents as vice chair of the El Paso County |
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Risk Pool Board, as co-chair of the El Paso County Employees |
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Combined Charities Campaign, as a board member for the El Paso |
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Better Business Bureau and the Northeast Rotary Club, and as a |
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mentor for young people for Sun City Behavioral Health; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. McTernan's consummate professionalism and deep |
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commitment to public service have greatly benefited his fellow |
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citizens while earning him the respect and appreciation of his many |
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colleagues, 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 85th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend Jerry McTernan for |
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his myriad contributions to the people of El Paso County and extend |
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to him sincere best wishes for continued success in all his |
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endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. McTernan as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |