Bill Text: TX SR44 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Mike Fields on the occasion of his retirement.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-01-28 - Reported enrolled [SR44 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR44-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Mike Fields retired as the Titus County | ||
| commissioner for Precinct 2 on December 31, 2018, drawing to a | ||
| close a tenure of over 30 years that was marked by many | ||
| significant accomplishments; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A native of Stamps, Arkansas, Mr. Fields earned a | ||
| football scholarship to East Texas State University in Commerce, | ||
| where he studied history and physical education; after | ||
| graduating, he taught and coached briefly with the Chapel Hill | ||
| Independent School District and was then hired as the head track | ||
| coach at Mount Pleasant High School; he also coached freshman | ||
| football during his 15-year career there before entering public | ||
| service; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Fields took over as Precinct 2 county | ||
| commissioner in 1987, and he went on to be reelected unopposed | ||
| throughout most of his time in office; he was known for his strong | ||
| work ethic and his easy rapport with constituents, and one of his | ||
| proudest achievements was helping to oversee the construction of | ||
| the Highway 271 bypass around Mount Pleasant; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the course of more than three decades as a | ||
| county commissioner, Mike Fields has demonstrated a steadfast | ||
| commitment to helping his community take on an array of | ||
| challenges and opportunities, and he may indeed reflect with | ||
| satisfaction on a job well done; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
| Legislature, hereby congratulate Mike Fields on his retirement | ||
| as the Titus County commissioner for Precinct 2 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. Fields as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas Senate. | ||
| Hughes | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on January 28, 2019. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
