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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 112
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Jose A. Bernal Sr. for more than 30 years of |
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outstanding service to his community and for his exceptionally |
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successful business; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Bernal is the owner of Star Plumbing Supply |
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Company, and he began serving the Brownsville community through |
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the plumbing business even before his company was established on |
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14th Street; he is a native of Brownsville and a 1973 graduate of |
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Brownsville High School; he attended Texas Southmost College, |
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where he earned an associate's degree in business; and |
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WHEREAS, He and his beloved wife, Lucila G. Bernal, whom he |
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met at a dance, were married on June 28, 1986; Mrs. Bernal is a |
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native of Los Fresnos and a 1975 graduate of Los Fresnos High |
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School; she earned an associate's degree in education from Texas |
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Southmost College and a bachelor's degree in general and special |
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education, with minors in Spanish and psychology, from The |
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University of Texas at Austin; she completed 34 hours of |
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postgraduate work and is a retired special education teacher; and |
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WHEREAS, The couple has been blessed with a wonderful |
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family; their sons, Jose Angel Bernal Jr. and Gabriel Bernal, who |
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are twins, and their youngest son, Alejandro Bernal, have been a |
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source of great pride; Jose and Gabriel are enjoying careers in |
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business, and Alejandro will soon graduate from medical school |
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and pursue a career in medicine; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Bernal's siblings are Mike Bernal and Ofelia |
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B.Lopez;Mrs.Bernal'ssiblingsareManuelaG.Cortez,thelate |
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Carolina G. Gonzalez, the late Juan Garcia, Carlos Garcia, Abel |
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Garcia, the late Ruben Garcia, and Uvaldo Garcia; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Bernal has many interests, and his hobbies |
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include fishing, working in his garden, and riding his horses, |
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Cross Fire Joe, Bella Jet, and Sandy; he enjoys spending time |
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with family, and his dog, Red, provides him with exceptional |
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companionship; he and Mrs. Bernal enjoy dancing and going to the |
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movies, and they are active in their church, where he is studying |
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to become a deacon with the Diocese of Brownsville; and |
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WHEREAS, Jose A. Bernal Sr. is respected for his |
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accomplishments and for his many contributions to his |
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community, and it is truly fitting that he receive special |
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recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend Jose A. Bernal |
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Sr. on his many achievements and his service to the citizens of |
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Brownsville and extend to him best wishes for continued success |
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in all his endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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Lucio |
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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 August 8, 2017. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |