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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The history of the Valle family of Garland is being |
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celebrated in 2021 in a musical drama titled The Cactus Chronicles; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, On May 15, 2021, the 90th birthday of Pascual Valle, |
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Friends of Garland's Historic Magic 11th Street presented the debut |
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of the musical at the Plaza Theatre; the story is told through the |
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eyes of Mr. Valle and his wife, Sylvia, longtime activists in the |
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community; and |
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WHEREAS, Recognized as the first Latino family in Garland, |
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the Valles have lived in the city since the late 1920s, when Pascual |
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Valle's parents, Manuel and Maria Valle, settled there; they raised |
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eight children, all Garland High School graduates, and their six |
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sons served in the military during World War II, while a daughter |
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worked in a local defense plant; the Garland Independent School |
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District named its student services center in honor of Manuel and |
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Maria Valle; and |
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WHEREAS, Pascual Valle was the first all-state football |
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player from Garland, and he excelled in track as well; he and his |
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son, Tony, became the first father-and-son duo inducted into the |
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Garland Sports Hall of Fame; Sylvia Valle was employed in education |
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in the community for 45 years until her retirement; the musical |
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chronicles the family's perseverance despite barriers to |
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achievement; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of nearly a century, the members of |
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the Valle family have inspired innumerable residents of North Texas |
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through their exemplary service to their community and their |
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country, and the musical that portrays their contributions is a |
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fitting tribute indeed; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the Valle family of Garland and |
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commemorate the debut of the musical celebrating the family's |
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history; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Valle family as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |