SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 782
         WHEREAS, Vicente Ramirez of San Antonio embodied the
  highest ideals of his profession over the course of an
  outstanding 32-year career in law enforcement; and
         WHEREAS, A 1959 graduate of Harlandale High School, Vince
  Ramirez graduated from the Texas Department of Public Safety
  Academy in January 1963, and on March 4, 1964, he became one of
  the first two Hispanic highway patrolmen in the department's
  history; he went on to work for several years with the DPS
  Criminal Intelligence Division, and he later provided security
  for Governor John Connally and Lieutenant Governor Preston Smith
  at the 1968 World's Fair in San Antonio; he joined the United
  States Customs Service in 1972; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Ramirez became a special agent in Laredo for
  the newly organized Drug Enforcement Administration in July
  1973, and for the next decade, he was on the front lines of the
  war on drugs, interdicting illegal drugs and collecting
  international intelligence on their cultivation and movement; in
  this vital endeavor, he worked closely with the Mexican Federal
  Police in the border states of Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon, and
  Coahuila; and
         WHEREAS, In 1983, Agent Ramirez transferred to the San
  Antonio DEA office, where he worked with the San Antonio
  Narcotics Bureau and the narcotics unit of the San Antonio Police
  Department; he rejoined the United States Customs Service in 1984
  as a member of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task
  Force,whichtargetedthesmugglinganddistributionofdrugsand
  the laundering of their proceeds; he retired in 1995, after more
  than three decades of skilled and courageous service; and
         WHEREAS, Vince Ramirez was a trailblazing member of the law
  enforcement community who made vital contributions to the
  citizens of Bexar County, the State of Texas, and the United
  States of America, and he may reflect with great pride on a career
  well spent; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
  Legislature, hereby commend Vicente Ramirez for his exemplary
  career in law enforcement and extend to him sincere best wishes
  for the future; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
  prepared for Mr. Ramirez as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas Senate.
 
  Menéndez
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on May 21, 2019.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate