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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Jon Weizenbaum will be retiring as commissioner of |
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the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services on August 31, |
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2017, after 13 years of outstanding service to that agency and more |
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than two decades of employment with the State of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, A longtime resident of Austin, Jon Weizenbaum |
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received master's degrees from The University of Texas at Austin |
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School of Social Work and the LBJ School of Public Affairs; in 1988, |
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he joined the Department of Human Services as a child protective |
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services specialist, and he later gained additional experience in |
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his field while employed as a social worker for the Casey Family |
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Program and as a case manager for AIDS Services of Austin; from 1998 |
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to 2002, he worked for the Texas Senate Committee on Health and |
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Human Services, before spending two years with the Texas Commission |
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on Drug and Alcohol Abuse as the director for communications and |
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governmental relations; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Weizenbaum was hired by the Department of Aging |
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and Disability Services in 2004; as director of the Center for |
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Policy and Innovation, he was tasked with overseeing the |
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development, coordination, and direction of policy initiatives and |
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with the improvement of services through quality monitoring and |
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reporting; his impressive work in that role led to his appointment |
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as deputy commissioner in May 2006 and as commissioner of the agency |
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in October 2012; and |
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WHEREAS, This hardworking and highly respected professional |
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is blessed in all his endeavors with the love and support of his |
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wife, Nancy, and his daughters, Camille and Emma; retirement will |
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afford him the opportunity to spend additional time with his family |
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and to pursue his hobbies of cycling, birding, and playing music; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Jon Weizenbaum's vision, dedication, and leadership |
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have greatly benefited the work of the Department of Aging and |
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Disability Services, and he may reflect with pride on all that he |
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has accomplished in behalf of his colleagues and his fellow Texans; |
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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 Jon Weizenbaum on his retirement |
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from the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services and |
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extend to 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. Weizenbaum as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |