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==Background==

==Background==

   

   

Dovalina is descended from a pioneer family which established Laredo in 1755. He is a cousin of former Laredo City Manager Lazaro "Larry" Dovalina (born 1947) and former Laredo College president [[Ramón H. Dovalina]], Sr. Dovalina was a son of the former Juanita Castaneda (1933-2022), a retired hospital employee,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://obituaries.lmtonline.com/obituary/juanita-c-dovalina-1085662499|title=Juanita C. Dovalina obituary|publisher=''The Laredo Morning Times''|date=July 12, 2022}}</ref> and Agustin Dovalina, Jr. (1933-2015), a printer for the former ''South Texas Citizen'' and ''The Laredo Citizen'' community newspapers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lmtonline.com/obituaries/article/Mr-Agustin-Dovalina-Jr-9988920.php|title=Agustin Dovalina, Jr. obituary|publisher=''Laredo Morning Times''|date=October 15, 2015|accessdate=May 13, 2017}}</ref> Dovalina graduated in 1973 from Martin High School in Laredo, at which he was a talented band member. He then attended the [[University of Texas at Austin]] from 1973 to 1976, having studied music education. Dovalina was the baritone section leader for the UT marching band and was a member of the university's jazz and wind ensembles as well as the Austin Symphony. He was a member of two [[Roman Catholic Church]] choirs.<ref name=riseandfall>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityoflaredo/policenew/index/chiefdovalina/chiefsbio.htm|author=Ashley Richards|title="The Rise and Fall of a Police Chief"|publisher=''The Laredo Morning Times''|date=November 11, 2007|pages=1, 14A}}</ref>  

Dovalina is descended from a pioneer family which established Laredo in 1755. He is a cousin of former Laredo City Manager Lazaro "Larry" Dovalina (born 1947) and former Laredo College president [[Ramón H. Dovalina]], Sr. He was the son of the former Juanita Castaneda (1933-2022), a retired hospital employee,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://obituaries.lmtonline.com/obituary/juanita-c-dovalina-1085662499|title=Juanita C. Dovalina obituary|publisher=''The Laredo Morning Times''|date=July 12, 2022}}</ref> and Agustin Dovalina, Jr. (1933-2015), a printer for the former ''South Texas Citizen'' and ''The Laredo Citizen'' community newspapers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lmtonline.com/obituaries/article/Mr-Agustin-Dovalina-Jr-9988920.php|title=Agustin Dovalina, Jr. obituary|publisher=''Laredo Morning Times''|date=October 15, 2015|accessdate=May 13, 2017}}</ref> Dovalina graduated in 1973 from Martin High School in Laredo, at which he was a talented band member. He then attended the [[University of Texas at Austin]] from 1973 to 1976, having studied music education. Dovalina was the baritone section leader for the UT marching band and was a member of the university's jazz and wind ensembles as well as the Austin Symphony. He was a member of two [[Roman Catholic Church]] choirs.<ref name=riseandfall>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityoflaredo/policenew/index/chiefdovalina/chiefsbio.htm|author=Ashley Richards|title="The Rise and Fall of a Police Chief"|publisher=''The Laredo Morning Times''|date=November 11, 2007|pages=1, 14A}}</ref>  

   

   

===Early career===

===Early career===