TITLE: Congratulating Roy Gutierrez on his retirement as superintendent of utilities for the City of Robstown Utility Systems.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Roy Gutierrez on his retirement as superintendent of utilities for the City of Robstown Utility Systems.

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WHEREAS, Roy Gutierrez retired as superintendent of utilities for the City of Robstown Utility Systems on June 30, 2021, drawing to a close an exemplary career that spanned more than four decades; and WHEREAS, First hired in 1976, Mr. Gutierrez held a number of positions with the city, including administrative assistant, city secretary, and civil service director before becoming superintendent of utilities for the City of Robstown Utility Systems; over the course of his tenure, he played an instrumental role in securing nearly $2 million in grant funding for infrastructure improvements, and he helped to eliminate municipal debt and to ensure the financial stability of CORUS; and WHEREAS, This esteemed public servant has further contributed to his fellow citizens as chair of the Robstown Housing Authority Board of Directors for 10 years and as a member of several other civic and charitable boards; he served for six years on the Executive Committee of the Wesley Community Center Board of Directors, and he chaired the committee that created the Robstown Area Development Commission, on which he served; in addition, he was a member of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Coastal Bend Board of Directors and a charter member of the Corpus Christi Northwest Rotary Club; a man of faith, he is a valued congregant of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church; and WHEREAS, With his professionalism, dedication, and commitment to excellence, Roy Gutierrez has greatly benefited the residents of Robstown, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his outstanding record of achievement as he begins the next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Roy Gutierrez on his retirement as superintendent of utilities for the City of Robstown Utility Systems 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. Gutierrez as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Herrero Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 179 was adopted by the House on March 8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not voting. Chief Clerk of the House