Bill Text: TX SR29 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Danny F. Vance of Arlington on the occasion of his retirement from the Trinity River Authority of Texas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-01-25 - Again read [SR29 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SR29-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, Danny F. Vance of Arlington is retiring from the | ||
Trinity River Authority of Texas on February 28, 2011, after four | ||
decades of outstanding service to the agency; and | ||
WHEREAS, A native Texan, Danny Vance was born in Galveston | ||
in 1943, and he was raised alongside his brother, Benny, and his | ||
sister, Janis, in Palestine; he graduated from Palestine High | ||
School in 1962, and he went on to attend Sam Houston State | ||
University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1966, served | ||
as a graduate assistant, and attained a master's degree in | ||
business administration in 1968; he also earned a teaching | ||
certificate, and for two years he served in the United States | ||
Army as a specialist stationed in Germany; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1970, Mr. Vance joined the Trinity River | ||
Authority as assistant to the manager of the Southern Region, and | ||
later that year he relocated to Arlington to serve as an | ||
administrative services manager for the agency; he also held the | ||
positions of general services manager and of regional manager of | ||
the Northern Region; in 1979, at the age of 35, he became general | ||
manager of the Trinity River Authority, and at the time he was the | ||
youngest manager of a major Texas river authority and only the | ||
second general manager in the agency's history; and | ||
WHEREAS, During his tenure, Mr. Vance has overseen the | ||
creation of four regional potable water systems and three | ||
regional wastewater systems, as well as significant improvements | ||
to all nine regional systems, and the Trinity River Authority | ||
became the largest river authority in Texas, with major increases | ||
to its assets and annual operating budget; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Vance further dedicated his time to various | ||
regional water planning groups, and he served as president of the | ||
Texas Water Conservation Association; he was recognized by many | ||
for his leadership in balancing the need for adequate water | ||
supplies for a growing population with the environmental needs of | ||
the Trinity Basin and the Trinity Bay and Estuary; and | ||
WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Vance enjoys the love | ||
and support of his wife, Janet, whom he married in 1967; the | ||
Vances are looking forward to their future retirement; and | ||
WHEREAS, Danny Vance has demonstrated an unwavering | ||
commitment to excellence over the course of his career, and he | ||
may indeed reflect with great pride on his professional | ||
achievements as he prepares to embark on the next exciting | ||
chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd | ||
Legislature, hereby congratulate Danny F. Vance on his | ||
retirement from the Trinity River Authority of Texas and extend | ||
to him sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it | ||
further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
Mr. Vance as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. | ||
Harris | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on January 24, 2011. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |