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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 914
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WHEREAS, Jon Weizenbaum will be retiring as commissioner |
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of the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services on |
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August 31, 2017, after 13 years of outstanding service to that |
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agency and more than two decades of employment with the State of |
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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 Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public |
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Affairs; in 1988, he joined the Department of Human Services as a |
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child protective services specialist, and he later gained |
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additional experience in his field while employed as a social |
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worker for the Casey Family Program and as a case manager for AIDS |
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Services of Austin; from 1998 to 2002, he worked for the Texas |
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Senate Committee on Health and Human Services, before spending |
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two years with the Texas Commission on Drug and Alcohol Abuse as |
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the director for communications and governmental relations; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Weizenbaum was hired by the Department of |
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Aging and Disability Services in 2004; as director of the Center |
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for Policy and Innovation, he was tasked with overseeing the |
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development, coordination, and direction of policy initiatives |
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and with the improvement of services through quality monitoring |
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and reporting; his impressive work in that role led to his |
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appointment as deputy commissioner in May 2006 and as |
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commissioner of the agency in October 2012; and |
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WHEREAS, This hardworking and highly respected |
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professional is blessed in all his endeavors with the love and |
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support of his wife, Nancy, and his daughters, Camille and Emma; |
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retirement will afford him the opportunity to spend additional |
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time with his family and to pursue his hobbies of cycling, |
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birding, and playing music; and |
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WHEREAS, Jon Weizenbaum's vision, dedication, and |
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leadership have greatly benefited the work of the Department of |
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Aging and Disability Services, and he may reflect with pride on |
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all that he has accomplished on behalf of his colleagues and his |
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fellow Texans; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate Jon Weizenbaum on his |
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retirement from the Texas Department of Aging and Disability |
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Services and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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Mr. Weizenbaum as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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Zaffirini, Watson |
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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 May 26, 2017. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |