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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 50
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to pay |
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tribute to one of its youngest yet most distinguished members, |
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Senator José Menéndez, who on this special day waves goodbye to |
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the glorious forties and slips discreetly over the hill into the |
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fabulous fifties; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of immigrants from Mexico and Cuba, José |
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Menéndez was born in San Juan, Texas, and raised on San Antonio's |
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Westside; he graduated from Central Catholic High School and |
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earned a degree from Southern Methodist University; and |
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WHEREAS, He committed himself to public service at an early |
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age, and when he joined the Senate in 2015, he had already served |
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in the Texas House of Representatives for 15 years; in the House, |
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he represented his Bexar County constituency with loyalty and |
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dedication, and he has continued to do so as an esteemed member of |
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the Senate; and |
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WHEREAS, José Menéndez is a devoted family man and the |
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proud father of three children, Dominic, Victoria, and Austin; he |
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has been married to his beloved wife and best friend, Cehlia |
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Newman-Menéndez, since 1995; and |
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WHEREAS, The members of his Senate family are grateful for |
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the opportunity to pay tribute to him on this special birthday, |
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even as they can imagine that he might prefer to be celebrating |
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this milestone elsewhere and, quite possibly, in the company of |
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others; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas hereby |
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pause in its deliberations to extend warmest birthday greetings |
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and best wishes to Senator José Menéndez; 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 sincerest friendship and esteem from his |
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fellow senators. |
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| Alvarado |
Huffman |
Rodríguez |
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| Birdwell |
Hughes |
Schwertner |
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| Buckingham |
Johnson |
Seliger |
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Patrick, President of the Senate |
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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 March 11, 2019. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |