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H.R. No. 39
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, December 2003 marked the end of a remarkable career
in education spanning 37 years for Del Rio Freshman School teacher
Simón René Ramón; and
WHEREAS, A Del Rio native, Mr. Ramón began teaching Spanish
at San Felipe High School in 1967, immediately after his graduation
from Sul Ross State University; following the school districts'
consolidation in 1971, he transferred to the new Del Rio Freshman
School; in 1974, he earned a master of arts degree with a major in
Spanish and a minor in history from Southwest Texas State
University; and
WHEREAS, A teacher of Spanish and American history, Mr. Ramón
was selected as a recipient of the San Felipe Del Rio Consolidated
Independent School District's "Teacher of the Year" award in 1978;
he has sponsored participation in foreign language festivals held
at Angelo State University for almost 10 years, and he has also
served as a University Interscholastic League academic sponsor in
the spelling event for 20 years; and
WHEREAS, The Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA) faculty
representative at the Del Rio Freshman School since 1972, Mr. Ramón
has further distinguished himself as local president and vice
president of that organization and has represented the Del Rio
chapter at the district and state conventions; he was appointed to
serve on the TSTA State Board of Directors from 1984 to 1988 and has
served as a national delegate to numerous annual conventions of the
National Education Association; and
WHEREAS, In addition to his teaching and his extracurricular
activities in local, state, and national education organizations,
Mr. Ramón has also found time to participate in a number of
community activities, including serving on the Val Verde County
Library Board, coaching rookie and Little League baseball teams,
and teaching catechism at both Guadalupe Catholic Church and St.
Joseph Catholic Church; and
WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Mr. Ramón enjoyed the love
and support of his wife of 29 years, Generosa "Janie" Gracia Ramón,
and his two sons, Ruben Rene and Daniel Omar; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Ramón is widely remembered for his abundant and
contagious enthusiasm in the classroom, his strict discipline, and
his steadfast dedication to his students, who will not soon forget
room number "J-103"; his years of service impacted generations of
Texas students, and the Del Rio Freshman School is not the same
without him; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby recognize Simón René Ramón
for his 37 years of teaching and extend to him sincere best wishes
for a happy and fulfilling retirement; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Ramón as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Gallego
Craddick Geren Mercer
Allen Giddings Merritt
Alonzo Goodman Miller
Bailey Goolsby Moreno of Harris
Baxter Griggs Moreno of El Paso
Berman Grusendorf Morrison
Bohac Guillen Mowery
Bonnen Gutierrez Naishtat
Branch Haggerty Nixon
Brown of Kaufman Hamilton Noriega
Brown of Brazos Hamric Oliveira
Burnam Hardcastle Olivo
Callegari Harper-Brown Paxton
Campbell Hartnett Pena
Canales Heflin Phillips
Capelo Hegar Pickett
Casteel Hilderbran Pitts
Castro Hill Puente
Chavez Hochberg Quintanilla
Chisum Hodge Raymond
Christian Homer Reyna
Coleman Hope Riddle
Cook of Navarro Hopson Ritter
Cook of Colorado Howard Rodriguez
Corte Hughes Rose
Crabb Hunter Seaman
Crownover Hupp Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Harris
Davis of Dallas Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Dawson Jones of Bexar Solis
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solomons
Denny Keel Stick
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Swinford
Driver Keffer of Eastland Talton
Dukes King Taylor
Dunnam Kolkhorst Telford
Dutton Krusee Thompson
Edwards Kuempel Truitt
Eiland Laney Turner
Eissler Laubenberg Uresti
Elkins Lewis Van Arsdale
Ellis Luna Villarreal
Escobar Mabry West
Farabee Madden Wilson
Farrar Marchant Wise
Flores Martinez Fischer Wohlgemuth
Flynn McCall Wolens
Gallego McClendon Wong
Garza McReynolds Woolley
Gattis Menendez Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 39 was adopted by the House on May 11,
2004, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House