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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Zapata County fire chief Juan Jose Meza is being |
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recognized at the 2019 Texas Emergency Management Conference in San |
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Antonio; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Corpus Christi, Juan Meza began his |
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career in public service in 1973, when he joined the Zapata County |
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Volunteer Fire Department; he graduated from Zapata High School |
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later that year and soon thereafter took on the role of assistant |
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civil defense coordinator for Zapata County; in 1975, he was |
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appointed county fire marshal, and during his tenure, he initiated |
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the county's first fire prevention program; he subsequently served |
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as the Zapata County emergency management coordinator; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2002, Chief Meza became the county's fire chief |
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and helped to form the Zapata County Fire Department; under his able |
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leadership, the department has grown to include paramedics, a |
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mobile intensive care unit, and rescue dive and hazmat teams; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, Chief Meza has continued his |
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professional development, earning credentials as an emergency |
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medical technician, code enforcement officer, advanced firefighter |
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and arson investigator, and master peace officer, and he completed |
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the Professional Development Series in Emergency Management |
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through the National Fire Academy; he has also given back to the |
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community through his involvement with such important civic |
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organizations as the South Texas Fire Investigators |
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Association-RGV, the Emergency Management Association of Texas, |
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and the Texas Fire Marshal's Association, which recently recognized |
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him with the Roscoe Gibson Award; and |
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WHEREAS, Juan Meza has demonstrated an exceptional |
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commitment to protecting the lives and property of area residents, |
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and he may take well-deserved pride in his decades of service to |
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Zapata County; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Juan Jose Meza for his invaluable |
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contributions to his fellow citizens and extend to him sincere best |
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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. Meza as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |