R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, Roy Garcia, athletic director and head basketball
 1-2     coach for the Mission Consolidated Independent School District,
 1-3     has been inducted into the City of Palms All Sports Hall of Honor,
 1-4     and his many successful years as instructor, coach, and
 1-5     administrator are indeed worthy of special legislative recognition;
 1-6     and
 1-7           WHEREAS, A Rio Grande Valley native, Mr. Garcia graduated
 1-8     from Los Fresnos High School, excelling as an all-district
 1-9     quarterback and a four-year letterman in basketball before his
1-10     graduation in 1961; and
1-11           WHEREAS,  From 1961 to 1963 he played basketball and baseball
1-12     for Texas Southmost College on scholarship, and went on to join the
1-13     U.S. Army; returning to Los Fresnos to teach, he earned both his
1-14     bachelor's and master's degrees from East Texas State University,
1-15     and was named head baseball coach and sub-varsity football and
1-16     basketball coach at his high school alma mater; and
1-17           WHEREAS, After securing Los Fresnos' first baseball district
1-18     championship as part of his record, Mr. Garcia moved to Mission in
1-19     1972, accepting the positions of varsity offensive and defensive
1-20     line coach and head basketball coach; and
1-21           WHEREAS, In his 26 years with the Mission Consolidated
1-22     Independent School District, Coach Garcia and his teams have racked
1-23     up a remarkable string of successes and established a sporting
1-24     dynasty in South Texas; the Mission Eagles have won 11 district and
 2-1     two bi-district titles, and one area championship, and they have
 2-2     made the playoffs 15 times; and
 2-3           WHEREAS, Coach Garcia is a long-standing member of the Texas
 2-4     High School Coaches Association (THSCA), having served on the
 2-5     Basketball Advisory Committee, the board of directors, and the
 2-6     Ethics Committee; in 1986 he was chosen to coach the THSCA South
 2-7     All-Stars team, and his team defeated the North squad 74-71; and
 2-8           WHEREAS, In 1993, this outstanding sports leader was inducted
 2-9     into the Rio Grande Valley Sports Hall of Fame and he has also
2-10     served as president of that organization; in addition, he was one
2-11     of only 24 U.S. coaches chosen to work with the top 125 high school
2-12     basketball players, as selected by the Nike corporation, during a
2-13     week-long basketball camp in Indiana; and
2-14           WHEREAS, Coach Garcia's winning record includes 560 games in
2-15     the plus column, and his latest victory is truly well deserved; as
2-16     he accepts his place among the ranks of South Texas' athletic
2-17     greats, it is most fitting that he be honored; now, therefore, be
2-18     it
2-19           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
2-20     Legislature hereby congratulate Mission head basketball coach Roy
2-21     Garcia on his induction into the City of Palms All Sports Hall of
2-22     Honor and extend to him best wishes for continued success and
2-23     happiness; and, be it further
2-24           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-25     prepared for Coach Garcia as an expression of high regard by the
2-26     Texas House of Representatives.
                                                                      Flores
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                                                   Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.R. No. 1019 was adopted by the House on May
         21, 1999, by a non-record vote.
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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House