[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11958]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     HONORING CHIEF ALONZO MORALES, TEXAS' FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR

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                           HON. FILEMON VELA

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 26, 2017

  Mr. VELA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Chief Alonzo Morales, 
Texas Firefighter of the Year.
  Chief Morales began working with the Goliad Volunteer Fire Department 
when he was eighteen years old. He has been with the department for 37 
years, serving for the past 27 years as its Fire Chief.
  In addition to his role with the Volunteer Fire Department, Morales 
is County Commissioner for Precinct Two, a post he has held since 2010.
  Morales represented the Guadalupe District at the State Firefighters' 
and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas' conference in San Marcos 
earlier this summer. His district nominated him for Texas Firefighter 
of the Year before the conference, and he was interviewed by a panel of 
judges which selected him for the award.
  Chief Morales has had a substantial positive impact on his community, 
dedicating his life to serving the city of Goliad and its surrounding 
county, and will undoubtedly continue to do so for years to come. I 
rise today to congratulate Chief Alonzo Morales for being honored as 
the Texas Firefighter of the Year.

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