Bill Text: TX SR431 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Billy Parker on the occasion of his retirement.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-25 - Reported enrolled [SR431 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SR431-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to recognize | ||
| Billy Parker, who is retiring as director of the Texas A&M Engineering | ||
| Extension Service's Texas Task Force 1 on March 31, 2015; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Parker began his long and distinguished career | ||
| in public service in 1976, when he became a firefighter for the | ||
| Clyde Fire Department; he went on to join the Texas A&M Engineering | ||
| Extension Service, a state agency that trains public safety workers | ||
| and provides emergency responders during large-scale crises; | ||
| there, he helped establish the new Regional Texas Task Force System | ||
| and develop an expansive and comprehensive training facility | ||
| called Disaster City; in addition, he acted as chief of the Texas | ||
| A&M Engineering Extension Service Recruit Academy and oversaw the | ||
| training of more than 1,500 fire cadets; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Widely recognized as an expert in search and | ||
| rescue, Mr. Parker also played a key role in the growth of the | ||
| agency's Texas Task Force 1 from a small advisory board to one of | ||
| the most called-upon rescue teams in the country; as a member of | ||
| the task force, he was deployed during several prominent state | ||
| and national disasters, including the Texas A&M University | ||
| bonfire collapse, the World Trade Center attack, and Hurricanes | ||
| Katrina, Rita, and Ike; he was named director of Texas Task Force | ||
| 1 in 2012; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Parker received the Texas A&M Engineering | ||
| Extension Service Distinguished Service Award in 2005 and the | ||
| Regents Fellow Service Award from The Texas A&M University System | ||
| Board of Regents the following year; and | ||
| WHEREAS, An engaged member of his community, Mr. Parker | ||
| has served as a volunteer firefighter, a paramedic, and a girls' | ||
| softball coach; he has also been a valued congregant of Hillcrest | ||
| Baptist Church for more than 22 years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through his loyalty, integrity, and unwavering | ||
| commitment to the safety and well-being of his fellow Texans, | ||
| Billy Parker has set a standard of leadership and service to | ||
| which others may aspire, and he may reflect with pride on a career | ||
| well spent; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th | ||
| Legislature, hereby congratulate Billy Parker on his retirement | ||
| from the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service and extend to | ||
| him sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, | ||
| be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| Mr. Parker as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Schwertner | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 25, 2015. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
