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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Honorable Antonio Perez Villarreal, mayor of |
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Fort Stockton, has distinguished himself as a dedicated and |
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accomplished community leader throughout his noteworthy tenure in |
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public service; and |
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WHEREAS, Raised in Rocksprings, Tony Villarreal began his |
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career as a civic leader at the age of 19, when he was elected to his |
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hometown's city council; by 21, he had won a seat on the Edwards |
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County Commissioners Court, making him the youngest county |
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commissioner in Texas and the first Hispanic to hold an elected |
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office in Edwards County; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1989, Mr. Villarreal and his family moved to Fort |
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Stockton, where he served his fellow Texans as a member of the Fort |
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Stockton ISD Board of Trustees and the Pecos County Commissioners |
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Court; he was appointed by Governor Ann Richards to the Permian |
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Basin Regional Review Committee and the Texas Department of Adult |
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Protective Services Advisory Board, and he continued to better his |
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community and state through his important work with such worthy |
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organizations as the Fort Stockton Main Street Advisory Board and |
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the Hospice of the Southwest Board of Directors; and |
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WHEREAS, The first Hispanic elected to the West Texas County |
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Judges and Commissioners board, Mr. Villarreal achieved a milestone |
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in 2003 when he was elected the first Hispanic mayor of Fort |
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Stockton; he has since fulfilled his many responsibilities with his |
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characteristic integrity and dedication to duty, and in his |
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capacity as mayor, he has worked with numerous area committees and |
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boards, including the Fort Stockton Convention and Visitors Bureau, |
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the Texas Municipal League, and the Permian Basin Airport Advisory |
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Board; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the years, Mayor Villarreal has contributed |
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to his church as a member of the parish finance council and ushers |
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committee and as a CCE instructor; moreover, his community efforts |
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have benefited the Fort Stockton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the |
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Knights of Columbus, the Boy Scouts of America, the Kiwanis Club, |
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and many other organizations; and |
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WHEREAS, For 29 years, Mayor Villarreal has enjoyed the love |
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and support of his wife, Lisa Trevino Villarreal, who was elected |
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Pecos County district clerk in 2002, and together the couple take |
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great pride in their children, Annalisa, T. J., and Jon-Erik, and |
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their grandchildren, Victoria, Justin, David, Aralynn, and Lauren; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout Tony Villarreal's nearly three decades |
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of public service, he has set a high standard of achievement to |
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which others may aspire, and he is indeed an inspiration to all who |
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know him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Antonio Perez Villarreal for his |
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outstanding career and extend to him best wishes for the future; |
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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 Mayor Villarreal as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |