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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 468
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WHEREAS, Eva Martinez retired as Wilson County clerk in |
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December 2022, drawing to a close an exemplary career that |
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spanned nearly five decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Martinez first joined the Wilson County |
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Clerk's Office as a temporary staff member in 1974; two months |
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later, she accepted a full-time position, and she was a deputy |
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clerk for four years before her promotion to chief deputy clerk; |
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in 1988, when the previous county clerk retired, she was |
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appointed to the post, and she subsequently won a special |
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election to fill her predecessor's unexpired term; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1990, Mrs. Martinez was elected to her first |
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full term as county clerk, and she was repeatedly returned to |
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office in the years that followed, ultimately serving in that |
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capacity for more than three decades; over the course of her |
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tenure, she carried out her duties with distinction, and under |
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her leadership the county clerk's office modernized its services |
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by making records available online and preserving documents |
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dating back to 1860 in scanned digital archives; and |
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WHEREAS, Raised in Floresville, Mrs. Martinez attended |
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Sacred Heart Catholic School and Floresville High School; during |
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her youth, she assisted her family in harvesting crops in |
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locations across the country during the summer months, and she |
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was strongly influenced by her late father, Nick Cardenas Silva |
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Jr., who stressed the importance of education and hard work; in |
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all her endeavors, she enjoys the love and support of a fine |
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family that includes her husband of 40 years, B. R., her son, |
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Matthew, and her mother, Cruz; in retirement, she plans to travel |
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extensively, and she has been appointed to the board of San |
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Antonio-based Catholic Life Insurance; and |
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WHEREAS, With her dedication, professionalism, and |
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commitment to excellence, Eva Martinez earned the respect and |
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admiration of her colleagues and fellow citizens alike, and she |
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may indeed reflect with pride on a job well done as she begins the |
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next exciting chapter of her life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate Eva Martinez on her retirement |
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as Wilson County clerk and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Martinez as an expression of high regard from |
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the Texas Senate. |
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Zaffirini |
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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 April 25, 2023. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |