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          R E S O L U T I O N
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               WHEREAS, Residents of El Paso County benefit each day from  | 
      
      
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        the contributions of those public servants who greatly improve the  | 
      
      
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        quality of life in their communities through the fulfillment of  | 
      
      
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        their duties; and | 
      
      
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               WHEREAS, Edward Dion was appointed to the position of El Paso  | 
      
      
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        County auditor in 1997, and over the course of his exemplary tenure,  | 
      
      
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        he has distinguished himself as the county's chief financial  | 
      
      
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        officer, investment officer, treasurer, and paymaster; Mr. Dion  | 
      
      
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        has worked in county government for more than three decades, and in  | 
      
      
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        fulfilling his duties, he has earned the respect and admiration of  | 
      
      
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        his colleagues and the public; and | 
      
      
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               WHEREAS, A graduate of The University of Texas at El Paso and  | 
      
      
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        a licensed CPA, Mr. Dion has served in a number of important  | 
      
      
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        capacities for the Texas Association of County Auditors and the  | 
      
      
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        Texas Association of Counties; moreover, he is a member of the  | 
      
      
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        Government Finance Officers Association and a government  | 
      
      
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        representative for the Accounting Department Advisory Committee at  | 
      
      
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        UTEP; and | 
      
      
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               WHEREAS, Edward Dion has demonstrated a steadfast commitment  | 
      
      
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        to making El Paso County an even better place in which to live and  | 
      
      
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        work, and in so doing, he has earned the deep respect and  | 
      
      
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        appreciation of his fellow Texans; now, therefore, be it | 
      
      
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               RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas  | 
      
      
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        Legislature hereby honor El Paso County Auditor Edward Dion for his  | 
      
      
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        efforts in behalf of his community and extend to him sincere best  | 
      
      
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        wishes for the future; and, be it further | 
      
      
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               RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be  | 
      
      
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        prepared for Mr. Dion as an expression of high regard by the Texas  | 
      
      
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        House of Representatives. |