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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Ángel Rivera has been named the new deputy |
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superintendent of the Mesquite Independent School District; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Rivera earned his bachelor's degree from the |
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University of Houston at Clear Lake, his master's degree from the |
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University of St. Thomas, and his doctorate from Stephen F. Austin |
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State University; before embarking on his career in education, he |
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served in the United States Army as an airborne ranger and as a |
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member of the United Nations Security Battalion for a total of seven |
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years of active duty, rising to the rank of staff sergeant; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of two decades as an educator, |
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Dr. Rivera has been employed at the elementary, middle, high |
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school, and administrative levels in Mesquite, as well as in |
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Pasadena, Nacogdoches, Mansfield, and Garland; in his most recent |
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role as assistant superintendent for innovation and leadership for |
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Mesquite ISD, he was responsible for supervising the district's |
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leadership development, library services, instructional |
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technology, and community education departments, as well as its |
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ReadPlayTalk initiative; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Rivera has been actively involved in the |
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Mesquite community, where he serves as president of the Mesquite |
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Rotary Club, as co-chair of the Mesquite Chamber of Commerce, and as |
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a member of AMBUCS; in all his endeavors, he enjoys the love and |
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support of his wife, Vanessa, who works as a speech pathologist at |
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Mesquite ISD, as well as their five children and their grandchild; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Ángel Rivera's dedication and expertise have |
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greatly benefited many young Texans over the years, and the |
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experience he has acquired along the way will serve him well as he |
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takes on this challenging new role; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Ángel Rivera on his |
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appointment as deputy superintendent of the Mesquite Independent |
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School District and extend to him sincere best wishes for a |
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successful and rewarding tenure; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Rivera as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |