Bill Text: TX HR96 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Tommy Ramirez Jr. on his retirement from the Cameron County Juvenile Justice Department.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-01-18 - Reported enrolled [HR96 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR96-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 96 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Tommy Ramirez Jr. is retiring as chief juvenile | ||
| probation officer of the Cameron County Juvenile Justice Department | ||
| on January 31, 2017; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After graduating from Bryan High School, Tommy | ||
| Ramirez earned a bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University in | ||
| 1977 before going on to work in leadership roles at the Boys & Girls | ||
| Clubs of Brazos Valley and San Antonio, as well as at a | ||
| manufacturing company; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1986, Mr. Ramirez began his career in juvenile | ||
| justice as a probation officer for Brazos County, and in July 2003, | ||
| he was named chief juvenile probation officer of the Cameron County | ||
| Juvenile Justice Department, where he has spent more than 13 years; | ||
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| WHEREAS, During his time with the department, Chief Ramirez | ||
| has been instrumental in the creation of Harlingen Outreach Center, | ||
| and in the development and implementation of vocational training | ||
| programs for indigent families and of youth and collaborative | ||
| initiatives between juvenile probation officers and local schools | ||
| and law enforcement agencies; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Chief Ramirez has further contributed to his | ||
| professional community by serving on the Texas Juvenile Justice | ||
| Department Advisory Council and as president of the South Texas | ||
| Chiefs Association, as well as through his involvement with the | ||
| Juvenile Justice Association of Texas, the Texas Juvenile Detention | ||
| Association, and the Texas Probation Association, which awarded him | ||
| its most prestigious honor, the Amador R. Rodriguez Lifetime | ||
| Achievement Award; moreover, he has sat on boards for the United Way | ||
| of Northern Cameron County and the Boys & Girls Club of San Benito; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, this esteemed Texan has | ||
| enjoyed the love and support of his wife, Olga, and their three | ||
| children, Tiffany, Tommy, and Kevin; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For more than 30 years, Tommy Ramirez has dedicated | ||
| his life to the well-being of the state's youth through his work | ||
| with the juvenile justice system, and he may indeed reflect with | ||
| great pride on a career well spent as he embarks upon the next | ||
| exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Tommy Ramirez Jr. on his retirement | ||
| from the Cameron County Juvenile Justice Department 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. Ramirez as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Lucio III | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 96 was adopted by the House on January | ||
| 18, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
