Bill Text: TX SR799 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Salvador Morales on the occasion of his retirement.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-12 - Reported enrolled [SR799 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SR799-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize Salvador Morales, who is retiring after 41 years of | ||
| distinguished service with the Dallas Fire-Rescue Department; and | ||
| WHEREAS, During his years of service with the department, | ||
| Salvador Morales went above and beyond the call of duty and became | ||
| a nationally recognized leader in his field; he was dedicated to | ||
| promoting workforce diversity in fire service, and he served in | ||
| numerous local and national leadership capacities; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Morales was a founder of the Dallas Hispanic | ||
| Firefighters Association, the Texas Association of Hispanic | ||
| Firefighters, and the National Association of Hispanic Firefighters, | ||
| and he served as the first president of both the state and national | ||
| organizations; and | ||
| WHEREAS, He helped establish the National Fire-Rescue | ||
| Diversity Coalition and presented its agenda to the Congressional | ||
| Hispanic Caucus, and in 1999, he testified at a Congressional | ||
| subcommittee on minorities in fire service; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Morales has been a mentor to students | ||
| throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex; he has demonstrated | ||
| excellence in his field while working as a tireless advocate for | ||
| the Hispanic community, and his presence with the Dallas Fire-Rescue | ||
| Department will be greatly missed; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend Salvador Morales on more than four | ||
| decades of outstanding service with the Dallas Fire-Rescue | ||
| Department and extend to him best wishes for the future; and, be | ||
| it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
| West | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on May 12, 2015. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
