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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 167
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Bobby Littlefield, who is retiring as the Waco District |
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engineer after 33 years of outstanding service with the Texas |
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Department of Transportation; and |
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WHEREAS, Bobby Littlefield has served the state with |
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distinction over the course of his career, and he has been |
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especially effective during his 13 years as a district engineer; and |
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WHEREAS, During his tenure as the Paris District engineer, |
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he oversaw the replacement of the historic United States Highway |
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69 and United States Highway 75 bridges at the Red River, and he |
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led the expansions of several major traffic arteries; as Waco |
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District engineer, he directed the $2 billion reconstruction and |
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upgrade of Interstate 35 through Central Texas and of United |
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States Highway 190 in Bell and Coryell Counties; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2003, he received the department's DeWitt |
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C. Greer Award for excellence in the engineering field, and he |
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has served on the policy boards of the Sherman-Denison |
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Metropolitan Planning Organization, the Waco Metropolitan |
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Planning Organization, and the Killeen-Temple Metropolitan |
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Planning Organization; and |
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WHEREAS, An exemplary public servant, he is respected and |
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admired by his colleagues, and his presence at the Texas |
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Department of Transportation will be greatly missed; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby commend Bobby Littlefield on his exceptional |
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service to the people of Texas as an employee of the Texas |
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Department of Transportation and extend to him best wishes for |
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continued success in all his endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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him as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Birdwell |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 13, 2017. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |