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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Buster Baldwin is retiring as a Kerr County |
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commissioner in December 2016, drawing to a close a quarter-century |
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of service to his fellow citizens; and |
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WHEREAS, A fourth-generation resident of Kerr County, |
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Mr. Baldwin was born in Fredericksburg and attended schools in Hunt |
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and Kerrville; he began his career in public service as a member of |
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the Hunt school board in 1982, and in 1984 he served as district |
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office director for U.S. Representative Tom Loeffler; he was first |
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elected to the commissioners court from Precinct 4 in 1987 and |
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served until 1991, when he was appointed district office director |
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for Texas state representative Harvey Hilderbran, a post he held |
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until 1996; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 1997, Mr. Baldwin has represented Precinct 1 |
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on the commissioners court, and over the course of his exemplary |
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24-year tenure, he played a leading role in the renovation of the |
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courthouse annex and the creation of new district courtrooms, as |
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well as in the renovation of the Turtle Creek School, improvements |
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to the Hill Country Youth Event Center, and the recent passage of a |
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bond to renovate the county jail; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Baldwin has also represented Kerr County on the |
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Alamo Area Council of Governments, and he has served as president of |
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the South Texas County and West Texas County Judges and |
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Commissioners Associations and as a board member of the Texas |
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Association of Counties; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Baldwin has enjoyed the |
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love and support of his wife of 44 years, Deborah Jo Baldwin, as |
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well as that of his children, Bonnie Jo and Jesse; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Baldwin's dedication and commitment to public |
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service have greatly benefited the people of Kerr County, and he may |
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indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent as he embarks upon |
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the next 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 Buster Baldwin on his retirement |
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from the Kerr County Commissioners Court and extend to him sincere |
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best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Baldwin as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |