H.R. No. 1114

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Jaime Barceleau of El Paso has received the 2011
	Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rio Grande Branch of the Texas
	Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers; and
	WHEREAS, For more than three decades, Mr. Barceleau has
	dedicated himself to improving the lives of young Texans; he began
	his career in social work in 1979 as a direct care worker at a
	residential treatment center for youth with emotional disorders;
	after completing his bachelor's degree in social work at The
	University of Texas at El Paso, he worked at the El Paso State
	Center and went on to become assistant superintendent of the Texas
	Youth Commission's Schaeffer Halfway House; he completed his
	master's degree in social work at The University of Texas at Austin
	in 1986; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Barceleau worked for Children's Protective
	Services in the late 1980s and later joined the Texas Tech
	University Health Sciences Center--El Paso, where he progressed
	through the ranks to become director of the West Texas Case
	Management Project and a faculty associate; since 1998, he has
	served as chief executive officer of the Paso del Norte Children's
	Development Center; and
	WHEREAS, Committed to expanding and improving services to
	children and their families, Mr. Barceleau set up a nonprofit
	agency, the Children's Disabilities Information Coalition, and he
	served as founding chair of the El Paso Mayor's Committee on People
	with Disabilities; he also chaired the El Paso County Child Welfare
	Board and participated in the wider effort that led to the creation
	of the Border Children's Mental Health Collaborative, serving on
	its governance team and helping it gain status as a department in El
	Paso County government; moreover, through his six years on the
	executive board of the El Paso International Children's Hospital
	Foundation, he played a key role in the establishment of the city's
	first independently licensed children's hospital; his grant
	writing and fund-raising skills have brought millions of dollars to
	his community over the years for new programs to serve children with
	special health needs; and
	WHEREAS, Early in his career, Mr. Barceleau supervised
	students at El Paso Community College and The University of Texas at
	El Paso, and he has further demonstrated his dedication to
	advancing his profession by serving the National Association of
	Social Workers as a member of its local chapter's steering
	committee and its state chapter's critical issues advisory
	committee on immigration, as well as by playing a significant role
	in the creation of the Paso del Norte Social Work Academy; and
	WHEREAS, In addition to carrying out his myriad professional
	responsibilities, Mr. Barceleau has contributed his time to
	numerous civic organizations, among them the Jaycees and the
	Knights of Columbus, and he is a member of the board of the
	Northwest Community Health Center and the supervisory committee of
	FirstLight Federal Credit Union; he served his country in the
	United States Army Reserve until his retirement as lieutenant
	colonel in 2004, and over the years his many accolades have included
	the Alicia Chacon Award from the United Way of El Paso, the Award of
	Excellence from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center,
	and the Service Award from the Mayor's Committee on People with
	Disabilities; and
	WHEREAS, The 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award from NASW
	provides further recognition of the positive difference that Jaime
	Barceleau has made in the lives of innumerable young Texans, and he
	is indeed deserving of this prestigious honor; now, therefore, be
	it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate Jaime Barceleau on his receipt of
	the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rio Grande Branch of
	the Texas Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers and
	extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success in his
	important endeavors; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Mr. Barceleau as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	Marquez
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 1114 was adopted by the House on April
	14, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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	Chief Clerk of the House