R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, Yolanda Acuna Uresti of San Antonio, an outstanding
1-2 civic leader and the wife of our esteemed colleague, Carlos I.
1-3 Uresti, has just earned her master's degree in international
1-4 relations from St. Mary's University, and this is an opportune time
1-5 to recognize the range of this admirable woman's many achievements;
1-6 and
1-7 WHEREAS, Born April 15, 1965, in Texas, Yolanda Uresti
1-8 attended McCollum High School in San Antonio and received a
1-9 bachelor's degree in political science from St. Mary's University
1-10 in 1998; and
1-11 WHEREAS, The mother of two sons, Michael and Carlitos, she
1-12 has been active in the boys' schools and in a variety of
1-13 youth-related programs; Yolanda Uresti has served as PTA president
1-14 at Schulze Elementary and Kingsborough Middle schools, as well as
1-15 PTA secretary at McCollum High School; in 1998 she was appointed to
1-16 the Bond Advisory Committee for the Harlandale Independent School
1-17 District (ISD) on San Antonio's Southside; and
1-18 WHEREAS, An active volunteer and former catechism teacher at
1-19 St. Leo's Catholic Church, she has also been a Cub Scout master and
1-20 currently chairs the membership committee for the Boy Scouts Alamo
1-21 Area Council; determined to improve facilities for young people on
1-22 the Southside, she has established a nonprofit organization, the
1-23 San Antonio Window for Youth Foundation, whose first project was to
1-24 construct a playground at an elementary school with public and
2-1 private donations; and
2-2 WHEREAS, Respected for her civic commitment and thoughtful
2-3 judgment, Yolanda Uresti has served on the San Antonio Planning
2-4 Commission and in other city organizations; in addition, she is the
2-5 cofounder and president of the Kingsborough Ridge Neighborhood
2-6 Association, which was instrumental in obtaining $1.4 million in
2-7 infrastructure improvements for the Pleasanton Road area; and
2-8 WHEREAS, In tribute to her extraordinary dedication to the
2-9 Southside community, Yolanda Uresti was inducted into the
2-10 Harlandale ISD Hall of Fame 2000; and
2-11 WHEREAS, The leadership and energetic resolve exhibited by
2-12 Yolanda Uresti have contributed significantly to the betterment of
2-13 her city, and it is indeed a pleasure to honor her at this time;
2-14 now, therefore, be it
2-15 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
2-16 Legislature hereby congratulate Yolanda Acuna Uresti on the recent
2-17 completion of her master's degree and commend her for her exemplary
2-18 public spirit and dedication; and, be it further
2-19 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-20 prepared for Yolanda Uresti as an expression of high regard by the
2-21 Texas House of Representatives.
Capelo
Laney Goodman Merritt
Alexander Goolsby Miller
Allen Gray Moreno of Harris
Averitt Green Moreno of El Paso
Bailey Grusendorf Morrison
Berman Gutierrez Mowery
Bonnen Haggerty Naishtat
Bosse Hamric Najera
Brimer Hardcastle Nixon
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Noriega
Brown of Brazos Hawley Oliveira
Burnam Heflin Olivo
Callegari Hilbert Pickett
Capelo Hilderbran Pitts
Carter Hill Puente
Chavez Hinojosa Ramsay
Chisum Hochberg Rangel
Christian Hodge Raymond
Clark Homer Reyna of Bexar
Coleman Hope Reyna of Dallas
Cook Hopson Ritter
Corte Howard Sadler
Counts Hunter Salinas
Crabb Hupp Seaman
Craddick Isett Shields
Crownover Janek Smith
Danburg Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Davis of Harris Jones of Bexar Solis
Davis of Dallas Jones of Dallas Solomons
Delisi Junell Swinford
Denny Keel Talton
Deshotel Keffer Telford
Driver King of Parker Thompson
Dukes King of Uvalde Tillery
Dunnam Kitchen Truitt
Dutton Kolkhorst Turner of Coleman
Edwards Krusee Turner of Harris
Ehrhardt Kuempel Uher
Eiland Lewis of Tarrant Uresti
Elkins Lewis of Orange Villarreal
Ellis Longoria Walker
Farabee Luna West
Farrar McCall Williams
Flores McClendon Wilson
Gallego McReynolds Wise
Garcia Madden Wohlgemuth
George Marchant Wolens
Geren Martinez Fischer Woolley
Giddings Maxey Yarbrough
Glaze Menendez Zbranek
_______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1219 was adopted by the House on May
28, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House