TITLE: Congratulating Danny F. Vance of Arlington on his retirement from the Trinity River Authority of Texas.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Danny F. Vance of Arlington on his retirement from the Trinity River Authority of Texas.

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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 TRA, 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 TRA 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 House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas 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 an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Vance as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Pitts Callegari Nash Gooden Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr. Allen Gooden Murphy Alonzo Guillen Naishtat Alvarado Gutierrez Nash Anchia Hamilton Oliveira Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto Aycock Harless Parker Beck Harper-Brown Patrick Berman Hartnett Paxton Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena Bonnen Hilderbran Perry Branch Hochberg Phillips Brown Hopson Pickett Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts Burnam Howard of Travis Price Button Huberty Quintanilla Cain Hughes Raymond Callegari Hunter Reynolds Carter Isaac Riddle Castro Jackson Ritter Chisum Johnson Rodriguez Christian Keffer Schwertner Coleman King of Parker Scott Cook King of Taylor Sheets Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons Deshotel Lavender Strama Driver Legler Taylor of Collin Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston Dutton Lozano Thompson Eiland Lucio III Torres Eissler Lyne Truitt Elkins Madden Turner Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey Farrar Margo Villarreal Fletcher Marquez Vo Flynn Martinez Walle Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber Gallego McClendon White Garza Menendez Woolley Geren Miles Workman Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 126 was adopted by the House on January 25, 2011, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House