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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Senior Corporal Charlie Ramirez is retiring from the |
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Texas Department of Public Safety on June 30, 2015, concluding an |
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exemplary 40-year tenure with that agency; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of San Angelo Central High School, |
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Mr. Ramirez earned his bachelor's degree from Angelo State |
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University in 1972; he served as a teacher and coach in the Eden |
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Independent School District and began his career in law enforcement |
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as a reserve deputy for the Tom Green County Sheriff's Department; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Ramirez joined DPS in 1975, and he held a number |
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of important positions over the next four decades, eventually |
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achieving the rank of senior corporal; he has held assignments in |
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San Angelo and El Paso, and for the last several years, he has been a |
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valued member of the department's Corpus Christi office; and |
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WHEREAS, Corporal Ramirez received his master peace |
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officer's certification from the Texas Commission on Law |
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Enforcement Officer Standards and Education, and he was named the |
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winner of the 1996 Hale Achievement Award for his work in safety |
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advocacy; moreover, he is a member of the Texas State Troopers |
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Association and the Department of Public Safety Officers |
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Association; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Ramirez enjoys the love |
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and support of his wife, Sylvia, his daughters, Michelle and |
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Melanie, and his three grandchildren, Alisa, Matthew, and Morgen; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The dedication and professionalism that Charlie |
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Ramirez has demonstrated have greatly benefited the people of Texas |
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and earned him the lasting respect of his fellow officers, and he |
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may indeed reflect with pride on his exceptional record of public |
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service; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Senior Corporal Charlie Ramirez on |
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his retirement from the Texas Department of Public Safety and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for 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 Corporal Ramirez as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |