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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Michael Knowles of Fort Worth is retiring from the |
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Audit Division of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on April |
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28, 2017, drawing to a close a decade and a half of exemplary |
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service; and |
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WHEREAS, An alumnus of Bentley College, where he earned a |
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bachelor's degree with honors in accounting, Mr. Knowles began his |
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career with the state comptroller's office as an auditor in the |
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Odessa field office; he subsequently worked for two years at the |
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revenue processing center in Euless before joining the Fort Worth |
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field office; and |
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WHEREAS, Retirement will afford Mr. Knowles more time to |
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spend with his beloved family, including his wife, Von, and their 4 |
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children and 10 grandchildren, and to indulge in his favorite |
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leisure activity, fishing; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan's commitment to the highest |
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standards of his profession has greatly benefited his fellow |
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citizens and earned him the respect and admiration of his |
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colleagues, and he may reflect with pride on a career well spent as |
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he embarks on the next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Michael Knowles on the occasion of |
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his retirement from the office of the Texas Comptroller of Public |
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Accounts and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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happiness and fulfillment; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Knowles as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Goldman |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 796 was adopted by the House on March |
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16, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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