88R33120 JRI-D
 
  By: Morales of Maverick H.R. No. 2487
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Eagle Pass firefighter Juan Olivares has earned
  great distinction through his many years of dedicated service to
  his community; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Olivares embarked on his career in 1999 as an
  emergency medical technician; while working as an EMT, he took on
  the role of volunteer firefighter with the Eagle Pass Fire
  Department; he subsequently received certification after
  completing the regional fire academy at Southwest Texas Junior
  College in Uvalde; and
         WHEREAS, In November 2002, Mr. Olivares was hired as a
  full-time firefighter for the City of Eagle Pass; he was honored as
  the 2008 Firefighter of the Year, and in 2014, he was promoted to
  lieutenant; during the COVID-19 pandemic, he volunteered with the
  Emergency Operations Center, where he helped residents receive
  vaccinations; and
         WHEREAS, Through the years, Mr. Olivares has accumulated
  more than 3,000 training and certification hours; in 2021, he
  became an intermediate firefighter, and he has studied in many
  specialties, including weapons of mass destruction and high rise
  operations; moreover, he is a certified hazardous materials
  emergency response technician and an EMT-paramedic, and he has
  earned certification in such areas as pediatric advanced life
  support and head trauma emergencies; additionally, he has served as
  a guest instructor at the Texas A&M University International
  Hispanic Fire Academy; he holds an associate's degree in business
  management; and
         WHEREAS, For more than two decades, Juan Olivares has worked
  to protect the lives and property of area citizens as a member of
  the Eagle Pass Fire Department, and he is truly deserving of special
  recognition; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
  Legislature hereby commend firefighter and paramedic Juan Olivares
  for his exemplary service to the community of Eagle Pass 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. Olivares as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas House of Representatives.