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            |  | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 465 | 
         
            |  | WHEREAS, Alamo city commissioner Maria Del Pilar Garza has | 
         
            |  | dedicated her career to public service and has selflessly given | 
         
            |  | of her time and talents to benefit her fellow citizens; and | 
         
            |  | WHEREAS, Born and raised in Alamo, Pilar Garza enjoyed a | 
         
            |  | nearly 40-year-long career with the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo | 
         
            |  | Independent School District, during which time she served as a | 
         
            |  | teacher, counselor, principal, assistant principal, and central | 
         
            |  | office administrator; and | 
         
            |  | WHEREAS, Seeking additional opportunities to give back to | 
         
            |  | her community, Ms. Garza has demonstrated strong leadership as a | 
         
            |  | member of the Alamo Board of Commissioners for the past 12 years; | 
         
            |  | she has also served as a board member for the Alamo Economic | 
         
            |  | Development Corporation and the Friends of the Alamo Museum; in | 
         
            |  | addition, she has volunteered her time for many sports and | 
         
            |  | recreation programs created by the Alamo Parks and Recreation | 
         
            |  | Department, and she has been an active member of the Resurrection | 
         
            |  | Catholic Church; and | 
         
            |  | WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Commissioner Garza has | 
         
            |  | enjoyed the love and support of her family, including her three | 
         
            |  | sons, Felix, Froy, and Fabian; and | 
         
            |  | WHEREAS, Pilar Garza has rendered exemplary service to the | 
         
            |  | city of Alamo through her work as a city commissioner and through | 
         
            |  | her many other roles, and she may take satisfaction in knowing | 
         
            |  | that her achievements have made a positive and lasting difference | 
         
            |  | in her community; now, therefore, be it | 
         
            |  | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | 
         
            |  | Legislature, hereby honor Maria Del Pilar Garza for her many | 
         
            |  | years of service to the city of Alamo and extend to her sincere | 
         
            |  | best wishes for the future; and, be it further | 
         
            |  | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | 
         
            |  | prepared for Commissioner Garza as an expression of high regard | 
         
            |  | from the Texas Senate. | 
         
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            |  | LaMantia | 
         
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            |  |  | ________________________________ | 
         
            |  |  | President of the Senate | 
         
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            |  |  | I hereby certify that the | 
         
            |  |  | above Resolution was adopted by | 
         
            |  |  | the Senate on April 25, 2023. | 
         
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            |  |  | ________________________________ | 
         
            |  |  | Secretary of the Senate | 
         
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            |  |  | ________________________________ | 
         
            |  |  | Member, Texas Senate |