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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 374
 1-3                                  In Memory
 1-4                                     of
 1-5                                C. D. Jarvis
 1-6           WHEREAS, The Texas Senate joins the citizens of El Paso
 1-7     and countless former students at El Paso High School in mourning
 1-8     the loss of Coach C. D. Jarvis, who died on February 14, 1999; and
 1-9           WHEREAS, A renowned coach at El Paso High School since
1-10     1945, C. D. Jarvis was noted for his ability to teach his
1-11     players excellent basketball, and he is remembered for his
1-12     devotion to and the mentoring of his young charges; and
1-13           WHEREAS, A native Texan, C. D. Jarvis was born in Austin on
1-14     November 3, 1914; he graduated from Texas A&I University in
1-15     Kingsville in 1938 and began his coaching and teaching career
1-16     at Taft High School; and
1-17           WHEREAS, After Coach Jarvis taught at Taft, he transferred
1-18     to Mission High School in Mission, Texas, as assistant coach;
1-19     Coach Jarvis was impressed with a young quarterback's tenacity,
1-20     as he was the first to come to practice and the last to leave;
1-21     the young football player was Tom Landry; and
1-22           WHEREAS, A patriotic American, in 1942, Coach Jarvis joined
1-23     his country's fighting men and women in the United States Navy,
1-24     where he served as an athletics specialist at several different
 2-1     locations in the United States; and
 2-2           WHEREAS, In 1945, Coach Jarvis began his tenure at El Paso
 2-3     High School which was to last for 40 years until his retirement
 2-4     in 1985; for his superb dedication to his coaching, he was
 2-5     rewarded in 1947 when the El Paso High School Tigers won the
 2-6     state championship; and
 2-7           WHEREAS, Winning the state championship in 1947 was
 2-8     considered remarkable because of the time in which it took
 2-9     place in our country's history; the student body was composed
2-10     of more diverse ethnic groups, and most of them were from poor
2-11     families; and
2-12           WHEREAS, Under Coach Jarvis, the El Paso High School Tigers
2-13     won district or regional championships in 1953, 1956, 1965, 1972,
2-14     1973, and 1982; and
2-15           WHEREAS, His former students repeatedly emphasize that
2-16     Coach Jarvis's effect on them sprang from more than his strictness
2-17     as a coach; he taught each one self-esteem and inspired them to
2-18     expect more from themselves; and
2-19           WHEREAS, Coach Jarvis received many awards for his fine
2-20     coaching and teaching; he was named Favorite Male Teacher or
2-21     Top Tiger Tamer repeatedly; the recipient of numerous honors,
2-22     he was inducted into the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame, received
2-23     the Conquistador Award from the City of El Paso, was awarded the
2-24     Hispanic and Business Alliance for Education Award, and was shown
2-25     respect by the naming of the El Paso High School Gymnasium in his
2-26     honor; now, therefore, be it
 3-1           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
 3-2     76th Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to
 3-3     the members of his family:  his wife, Fae; his son, Damon;
 3-4     his sisters, Nora Bell and Betty; his brother, Hamilton; and
 3-5     his granddaughter, Zarisa; and, be it further
 3-6           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the
 3-7     members of his family as an expression of deepest sympathy
 3-8     from the Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this
 3-9     day, it do so in memory of Coach C. D. Jarvis.
3-10                                                               Shapleigh
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3-12                                         President of the Senate
3-13                                       I hereby certify that the above
3-14                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
3-15                                  on March 10, 1999, by a rising vote.
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3-17                                         Secretary of the Senate
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3-19                                           Member, Texas Senate