By Kuempel H.R. No. 585 76R10454 JBR-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The birthday of a notable Texan is indeed an 1-2 occasion worthy of special recognition, and on April 9, 1999, Eva 1-3 Camunez Tucker of San Angelo will celebrate one such memorable 1-4 milestone as she commemorates her 88th birthday; and 1-5 WHEREAS, A native Texan, Mrs. Tucker has long believed in the 1-6 fundamental value of education; in the 1920s she overcame social 1-7 obstacles and adversity to fulfill her goal and become a teacher, 1-8 and she later was promoted to the post of principal of a school in 1-9 San Angelo in the 1930s; and 1-10 WHEREAS, Through the years, Mrs. Tucker has served as an 1-11 exemplary role model for young Hispanics; the development of her 1-12 leadership skills can be traced to her early days as a young 1-13 teacher when she taught 200 students, in all seven grades, in one 1-14 classroom, while also providing them with religion lessons at the 1-15 parish church; this fine woman stresses the importance of religion 1-16 in the formation of character and the intrinsic value of service to 1-17 others, and she truly embodies these ideals; and 1-18 WHEREAS, Deeply committed to her country, Mrs. Tucker 1-19 accepted a reduction in pay to work as a mail censor in San Antonio 1-20 during World War II, and she went on to work as a translator of 1-21 legal documents for the U.S. Department of State in Washington, 1-22 D.C.; and 1-23 WHEREAS, In 1948, this devoted woman was united in matrimony 1-24 with Art Tucker, an independent oil producer from Ballinger; after 2-1 their union she managed the family trucking company, which involved 2-2 the scheduling of routes for truckers, dispensing of payroll, and 2-3 oversight of fiscal affairs; and 2-4 WHEREAS, A prominent resident of San Angelo, Mrs. Tucker has, 2-5 despite her success as a businesswoman, maintained a simple 2-6 lifestyle, and to this day she resides in her childhood home; she 2-7 is a dedicated philanthropist and has demonstrated her abiding love 2-8 for this state and its people by her generous support of countless 2-9 charitable civic, religious, cultural, and educational causes in 2-10 her community and throughout Texas; now, therefore, be it 2-11 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas 2-12 Legislature hereby recognize April 9, 1999, as Eva Camunez Tucker 2-13 Day at the State Capitol in honor of this lovely lady's many good 2-14 works and extend to her sincere best wishes on the occasion of her 2-15 88th birthday; and, be it further 2-16 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-17 prepared for Mrs. Tucker as an expression of high regard by the 2-18 Texas House of Representatives.