1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1104 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to 1-3 recognize Juan Manuel "J. M." Farias for his 30 years of 1-4 dedicated service to the young people of Texas; and 1-5 WHEREAS, As an educator, coach, principal, and mentor, 1-6 Mr. Farias has devoted most of his life to ensuring that his 1-7 students are prepared to meet the challenges of tomorrow; and 1-8 WHEREAS, His broad experience and versatility have been 1-9 invaluable to his latest position as high school principal of the 1-10 C. C. Winn Campus in Eagle Pass; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Through his achievements and abilities, he has 1-12 helped organize the Southwest Texas State University Eagle Pass 1-13 Student Endowment Program; and 1-14 WHEREAS, His pursuit of excellence and his development of 1-15 his players' natural abilities have yielded his baseball teams 1-16 six district championships, four bi-district championships, and 1-17 three area championships; in 1988 he took his team to the state 1-18 semi-finals; during his 17 years of coaching he has had 40 players 1-19 attend college on scholarships; and 1-20 WHEREAS, Mr. Farias has also given generously of his time to 1-21 various civic organizations: he served as President of the Optimist 1-22 Club and the Babe Ruth League; board member of the Maverick County 1-23 Livestock Show Association, Maverick County Hospital, and Model 2-1 Cities; and a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Feast of 2-2 Sharing; and 2-3 WHEREAS, Over his many years of dedicated service, the 2-4 faculty, staff, and young people of Eagle Pass have benefitted 2-5 greatly from his wisdom and experience; now, therefore, be it 2-6 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-7 76th Legislature, hereby commend Juan Manuel "J. M." Farias for 2-8 his 30 years of service and extend best wishes for the future; and, 2-9 be it further 2-10 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for him 2-11 as an expression of the high regard of the Texas Senate. 2-12 Madla 2-13 ______________________________________ 2-14 President of the Senate 2-15 I hereby certify that the above 2-16 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-17 on May 25, 1999. 2-18 ______________________________________ 2-19 Secretary of the Senate 2-20 ______________________________________ 2-21 Member, Texas Senate