Bill Text: TX SR4 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Bonifacio "Barney" Martinez Jr. on the occasion of his retirement.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-08-09 - Reported enrolled [SR4 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR4-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize Bonifacio "Barney" Martinez Jr., who retired on June | ||
| 30, 2021, after more than 42 years of outstanding service with | ||
| the Office of the Comptroller of Public Accounts; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Barney Martinez joined the comptroller's office | ||
| in 1979 as a member of the Data Services Department; over the | ||
| course of his distinguished career, he became one of the few to | ||
| have served under five comptrollers: Bob Bullock, John Sharp, | ||
| Carole Keeton Strayhorn, Susan Combs, and Glenn Hegar; and | ||
| WHEREAS, He held a wide range of positions within the | ||
| agency, including those of forms coordinator, warehouseman, and | ||
| box truck driver, before moving to the Computer Operations | ||
| Department in 1984; he went on to hold a number of leadership | ||
| positions in the department, and he retired as the night shift | ||
| operation supervisor; and | ||
| WHEREAS, His knowledge and experience were a valuable | ||
| asset to every office in which he served, and he was an | ||
| influential mentor to countless employees; and | ||
| WHEREAS, An exemplary public servant, he is respected and | ||
| admired by his former colleagues, and his presence in the Office | ||
| of the Comptroller of Public Accounts is greatly missed; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
| Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby commend Bonifacio | ||
| Martinez Jr. on his exceptional service to the people of Texas as | ||
| an employee of the Office of the Comptroller of Public Accounts | ||
| and extend to him best wishes for continued success in all his | ||
| endeavors; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| him as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Eckhardt | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on August 9, 2021. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
