Bill Text: TX HR2487 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending firefighter and paramedic Juan Olivares for his years of service to the City of Eagle Pass.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-30 - Reported enrolled [HR2487 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR2487-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2487 |
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WHEREAS, Eagle Pass firefighter Juan Olivares has earned | ||
great distinction through his many years of dedicated service to | ||
his community; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Olivares embarked on his career in 1999 as an | ||
emergency medical technician; while working as an EMT, he took on | ||
the role of volunteer firefighter with the Eagle Pass Fire | ||
Department; he subsequently received certification after | ||
completing the regional fire academy at Southwest Texas Junior | ||
College in Uvalde; and | ||
WHEREAS, In November 2002, Mr. Olivares was hired as a | ||
full-time firefighter for the City of Eagle Pass; he was honored as | ||
the 2008 Firefighter of the Year, and in 2014, he was promoted to | ||
lieutenant; during the COVID-19 pandemic, he volunteered with the | ||
Emergency Operations Center, where he helped residents receive | ||
vaccinations; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through the years, Mr. Olivares has accumulated | ||
more than 3,000 training and certification hours; in 2021, he | ||
became an intermediate firefighter, and he has studied in many | ||
specialties, including weapons of mass destruction and high rise | ||
operations; moreover, he is a certified hazardous materials | ||
emergency response technician and an EMT-paramedic, and he has | ||
earned certification in such areas as pediatric advanced life | ||
support and head trauma emergencies; additionally, he has served as | ||
a guest instructor at the Texas A&M University International | ||
Hispanic Fire Academy; he holds an associate's degree in business | ||
management; and | ||
WHEREAS, For more than two decades, Juan Olivares has worked | ||
to protect the lives and property of area citizens as a member of | ||
the Eagle Pass Fire Department, and he is truly deserving of special | ||
recognition; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commend firefighter and paramedic Juan Olivares | ||
for his exemplary service to the community of Eagle Pass and extend | ||
to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Olivares as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Morales of Maverick | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2487 was adopted by the House on May | ||
29, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||