Bill Text: TX HR159 | 2011 | 82nd Legislature 1st Special | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating James "Bubba" Martin, Jr., on his retirement as chief juvenile probation officer for Jefferson County.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-07-05 - Reported enrolled [HR159 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR159-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 159 | ||
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| WHEREAS, James Matthew Martin, Jr., is retiring as chief | ||
| juvenile probation officer for Jefferson County in 2011, concluding | ||
| a distinguished career that has spanned more than four decades with | ||
| Jefferson County Probation Services; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A graduate of Lamar University, "Bubba" Martin holds | ||
| a master's degree in criminology and corrections from Sam Houston | ||
| State University; he joined Jefferson County Probation Services in | ||
| 1970 as an intake officer and caseworker; rising through the ranks, | ||
| he went on to serve in a number of other roles, including volunteer | ||
| services coordinator, juvenile casework supervisor, adult | ||
| misdemeanor and presentence investigation supervisor, adult felony | ||
| supervisor, and assistant chief; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Martin was appointed chief juvenile probation | ||
| officer in 1988; he played a key role in the planning and | ||
| construction of the Minnie Rogers Juvenile Justice Center, and | ||
| through the years, he has kept the public informed about probation | ||
| and rehabilitation matters by appearing on television and radio | ||
| programs and speaking at schools, churches, service clubs, and | ||
| other organizations; he has taught in the criminal justice | ||
| department of Lamar University, and he is a member of the National | ||
| Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges and serves the Texas | ||
| Probation Association as chair of its juvenile legislative | ||
| committee; the Texas Probation Association named him Juvenile | ||
| Administrator of the Year in 1992 and recognized him with two | ||
| Presidential Awards and the Charles W. Hawkes Lifetime Achievement | ||
| Award; he received the YWCA Ben Rogers and Francis Morris Racial | ||
| Justice Award in 2008; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Active in professional organizations, Mr. Martin is | ||
| on the advisory board of the Al Price State Juvenile Correctional | ||
| Facility and has served as president of the Texas Probation | ||
| Association and as vice chair of the Evelyn M. Lord Teen Court Board | ||
| and of the Jefferson County Youth Academy Board; he has further | ||
| distinguished himself as a member of the boards of the Southeast | ||
| Texas Regional Planning Commission Criminal Justice Committee and | ||
| the Mayor's Commission for a Drug-Free Beaumont; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Martin has played an active role in the wider | ||
| community as well; a former soccer coach and referee, he served as | ||
| vice president of the Gulf Coast Youth Soccer Club; in addition, he | ||
| is an ordained deacon of First Baptist Church in Nederland and | ||
| teaches the youth Bible study class; currently, he is president of | ||
| the board of Communities In Schools and chair of Foster | ||
| Grandparents of Southeast Texas and of the Community Resource | ||
| Coordination Group of Jefferson and Hardin Counties; moreover, he | ||
| received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Southeast Texas | ||
| Foster Grandparent Program and was selected as the Don Kelly | ||
| Southeast Texan of the Year in 2010; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Martin enjoys the love and | ||
| support of his wife, Carolyn, his children, Scott Martin and his | ||
| wife, Tiffany, Aimee Duron and her husband, Gabe, and Jace Martin | ||
| and his wife, Jacey, and his grandchildren, Nicholas, Grace, Clay, | ||
| Leah, Ashley, Braden, and Bryce; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Bubba Martin has greatly benefited Jefferson County | ||
| Probation Services through his deep commitment to the juvenile | ||
| justice system, and as he embarks on the next exciting chapter of | ||
| his life, he may reflect with pride on his exceptional | ||
| contributions over the past 40 years; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate James Matthew | ||
| Martin, Jr., on the occasion of his retirement from Jefferson | ||
| County Probation Services and extend to him sincere best wishes for | ||
| continued happiness; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Martin as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Madden | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 159 was adopted by the House on June | ||
| 28, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
