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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The United States Coast Guard Sector/Air Station |
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Corpus Christi is celebrating the one-year anniversary of the |
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opening of Valent Hall in 2019; and |
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WHEREAS, Valent Hall was named in honor of Chief Boatswain's |
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Mate Pablo Valent, a Corpus Christi native who forged a |
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distinguished career in the U.S. Coast Guard that spanned nearly |
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three decades; born on January 15, 1892, he enlisted in what was |
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then called the Life-Saving Service in 1912, and he was serving at |
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the Brazos Station on South Padre Island in 1919 when the |
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catastrophic Florida Keys Hurricane struck the Gulf of Mexico; he |
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and his fellow surfmen risked their lives to save the crew of a |
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capsized schooner in stormy seas, and the success of the mission |
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earned the rescuers the Coast Guard's Silver Life-Saving Medal for |
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their heroism; and |
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WHEREAS, Chief Valent took charge of the Brazos Station in |
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1935, becoming the coast guard's first Hispanic American station |
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commander; he retired from the service in 1940 and passed away in |
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1969, at the age of 77; and |
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WHEREAS, Serving with honor, courage, and steadfastness, |
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Chief Pablo Valent embodied the highest ideals of the United States |
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Coast Guard, and Valent Hall stands as a lasting reminder of his |
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outstanding record of achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the one-year anniversary of the |
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dedication of Valent Hall and extend to all those associated with |
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United States Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi sincere |
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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 United States Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus |
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Christi as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of |
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Representatives. |