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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends have suffered an immeasurable |
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loss with the untimely passing of Alan D. Vera of Houston on May 4, |
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2023, at the age of 75; and |
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WHEREAS, Before beginning his successful business career, |
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Alan Vera graduated magna cum laude from Loyola University with a |
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bachelor's degree in political and military science; Mr. Vera |
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valiantly served his country as a United States Army Airborne |
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Ranger from 1970 to 1974, receiving multiple awards and unit |
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citations for his service; during the Vietnam War, he completed 22 |
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nighttime jumps behind enemy lines; and |
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WHEREAS, After his military career, Mr. Vera went on to serve |
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as president and chief executive officer of the Quest Business |
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Agency, a role he held for nearly four decades; over the course of |
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his tenure, he was honored and recognized for his success and |
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innovations in his field with numerous accolades, including |
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Marketer of the Year by the American Marketing Association and |
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Vendor of the Year by FedEx Retail Operations; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Vera was one of the original founders of True |
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the Vote and had served as the ballot security chairman for the |
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Harris County Republican Party since 2014; he had worked with |
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members of both chambers to write legislation to improve election |
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integrity and was named Volunteer of the Year for SD 7 by the State |
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Republican Executive Committee (SREC); he and his wife, Colleen, |
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were honored with the lifetime achievement award presented by the |
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Harris County Republican Party at the Lincoln Reagan Dinner in |
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March 2022; on April 20, 2023, shortly before his passing, he |
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celebrated his birthday in the House Elections Committee; Mr. Vera |
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gave all the credit for whatever good he accomplished in his life to |
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Almighty God; and |
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WHEREAS, Although his journey on this earth ended too soon, |
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Alan Vera passed away doing what he loved, testifying at the Texas |
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State Capitol on election integrity bills; he impacted the lives of |
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everyone around him in ways beyond measure with his compassion, |
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empathy, and kindness, and they will forever hold him close in their |
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hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Alan D. Vera and |
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extend profound condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Colleen Vera; to his seven children; to his six beautiful and |
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energetic grandchildren; and to his other relatives and friends; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Alan Vera. |