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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Bobby G. Littlefield Jr. is retiring from the Texas |
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Department of Transportation on February 28, 2017, drawing to a |
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close an exemplary tenure with the agency that has spanned more than |
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three decades; and |
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WHEREAS, While earning his bachelor's degree in civil |
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engineering from Texas A&M University, Mr. Littlefield worked for |
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TxDOT as a summer engineer aide in his hometown of Sulphur Springs; |
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after completing his degree, he became the engineering assistant at |
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the Sulphur Springs Area Office, and he was promoted to assistant |
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area engineer upon receiving his professional engineering license |
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in 1989; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Littlefield spent 10 years as the Sherman area |
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engineer and 9 years as the Paris district engineer before being |
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named the Waco district engineer in January 2013; in that role, he |
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has overseen more than 300 employees and a highway network of over |
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7,800 miles across eight counties; and |
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WHEREAS, During his distinguished career with TxDOT, |
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Mr. Littlefield served as the rural district franchise lead in |
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2012, and he was honored with the agency's 2003 DeWitt C. Greer |
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Award in recognition of his outstanding service to the State of |
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Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Bobby Littlefield's commitment to the highest |
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standards of his profession has greatly benefited the work of the |
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Texas Department of Transportation, and he may indeed reflect with |
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pride on his impressive record of achievement; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Bobby G. Littlefield Jr. on his |
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retirement as Waco district engineer for the Texas Department of |
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Transportation and extend to him sincere best wishes for the |
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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. Littlefield as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |