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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Tommy Ramirez Jr. is retiring as chief juvenile |
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probation officer of the Cameron County Juvenile Justice Department |
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on January 31, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, After graduating from Bryan High School, Tommy |
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Ramirez earned a bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University in |
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1977 before going on to work in leadership roles at the Boys & Girls |
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Clubs of Brazos Valley and San Antonio, as well as at a |
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manufacturing company; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1986, Mr. Ramirez began his career in juvenile |
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justice as a probation officer for Brazos County, and in July 2003, |
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he was named chief juvenile probation officer of the Cameron County |
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Juvenile Justice Department, where he has spent more than 13 years; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, During his time with the department, Chief Ramirez |
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has been instrumental in the creation of Harlingen Outreach Center, |
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and in the development and implementation of vocational training |
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programs for indigent families and of youth and collaborative |
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initiatives between juvenile probation officers and local schools |
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and law enforcement agencies; and |
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WHEREAS, Chief Ramirez has further contributed to his |
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professional community by serving on the Texas Juvenile Justice |
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Department Advisory Council and as president of the South Texas |
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Chiefs Association, as well as through his involvement with the |
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Juvenile Justice Association of Texas, the Texas Juvenile Detention |
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Association, and the Texas Probation Association, which awarded him |
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its most prestigious honor, the Amador R. Rodriguez Lifetime |
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Achievement Award; moreover, he has sat on boards for the United Way |
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of Northern Cameron County and the Boys & Girls Club of San Benito; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, this esteemed Texan has |
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enjoyed the love and support of his wife, Olga, and their three |
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children, Tiffany, Tommy, and Kevin; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than 30 years, Tommy Ramirez has dedicated |
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his life to the well-being of the state's youth through his work |
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with the juvenile justice system, and he may indeed reflect with |
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great pride on a career well spent as he embarks upon the next |
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exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Tommy Ramirez Jr. on his retirement |
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from the Cameron County Juvenile Justice Department and extend to |
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him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Ramirez as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |