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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 355
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WHEREAS, Corbett Howard retired from the City of Celina on |
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June 15, 2022, drawing to a close more than two decades of |
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exemplary service; and |
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WHEREAS, First elected to the city council in 1999, |
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Mr. Howard was elected mayor in 2002 and served three terms; he |
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also led the Celina Economic Development Corporation as its |
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executive director from 2008 to 2018, and he retired as the |
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city's director of business and government affairs; in addition |
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to his public service, he is a successful developer of commercial |
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and residential projects; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Roswell, New Mexico, Corbett Howard |
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earned his bachelor's degree in history and political science |
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from Southern Nazarene University; a second lieutenant in the |
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U.S. Army, he graduated as an engineer from Officer Candidate |
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School at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and served in Vietnam from 1969 |
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to 1970; his military decorations include the Bronze Star, the |
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Air Medal, and the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Howard has further contributed to his |
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community as a board member for the Upper Trinity Regional Water |
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District, the McKinney Urban Transit District, and the Military |
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Warriors Support Foundation, and he has been active with the |
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Collin County Coalition for Better Government, the Preston Trail |
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Rotary Club, and the Celina Chamber of Commerce; a longtime |
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member of the Republican Party, he has served as PAC chair of the |
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Collin County Conservative Republicans, attended nine state GOP |
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conventions as a delegate, and managed the campaign of a |
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candidate for the U.S. Senate; he is also a man of deep religious |
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faith and a charter member of Stonebriar Community Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Corbett Howard may reflect with pride on all that he |
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has accomplished in behalf of his community and take satisfaction |
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in knowing that his contributions will continue to benefit his |
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fellow citizens for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby commend Corbett Howard for his many years of |
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service to the City of Celina and extend to him sincere best |
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wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Howard as an expression of high regard from the |
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Texas Senate. |
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________________________________ |
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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 27, 2023. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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________________________________ |
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Member, Texas Senate |