[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 170 (Tuesday, November 29, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1531]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        HONORING JIMMIE MARTINEZ

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                         HON. BLAKE FARENTHOLD

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 29, 2016

  Mr. FARENTHOLD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remember the life and 
memory of Mr. Jimmie Martinez of Lumberton, Texas, who passed away 
earlier this month at the age of fifty-four.
   A former classmate of mine at Incarnate Word Academy, Jimmie 
committed himself to public service after graduation, joining the 
Nueces County Emergency Service District in Flour Bluff as a 
firefighter and EMT. He also served the Annaville Emergency Service 
District and Lumberton Fire and EMS as Assistant Fire Marshal and as a 
firefighter and EMT.
   Jimmie served as the president of the twenty-one-county East Texas 
Firefighters' and Fire Marshals' Association, received the firefighter 
of the year award, the medal of valor and more.
   Most importantly, Jimmie was a friend to all--always willing to go 
out of his way to help those in need. He often volunteered on the 
weekends at his old firehouse in Flour Bluff to give them an extra 
hand. Jimmie was a great man and a dedicated public servant, and I say 
on behalf of the entire Coastal Bend community, thank you Jimmie. You 
will be missed.

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