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78R19532 KMP-D

By:  Pena                                                         H.R. No. 1957



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Velma Sue DeLeon has been named the Funeral Director 
of the Year for 2002-2003 by the South Texas Funeral Directors 
Association (STFDA), a fitting tribute to the outstanding 
contributions she has made to the funeral service profession and to 
the community of San Juan; and
	WHEREAS, A graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, Ms. 
DeLeon worked as an accountant until 1991, when she enrolled at 
Houston's Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service and completed 
an apprenticeship with Virgil Wilson Mortuaries; she became a 
licensed funeral director in 1992, remaining at Virgil Wilson to 
gain the expertise she would later apply, along with her previous 
experience in business and accounting, to launch a successful 
company of her own; and
	WHEREAS, This new enterprise, Memorial Funeral Home of San 
Juan, was built in partnership with her husband, and today it 
provides exemplary service to more than 250 families a year in South 
Texas; over the course of her distinguished career, Ms. DeLeon has 
served as president of the STFDA and has also held various 
leadership positions in professional associations at the local, 
statewide, and national levels; and
	WHEREAS, In addition to her contributions to the funeral 
service industry, she is a greatly admired civic leader; Ms. DeLeon 
is the treasurer of the McAllen Sunset Lions Club and the 
secretary-treasurer of the San Juan Chamber of Commerce Board of 
Directors, and she has made many significant contributions to such 
diverse organizations as the Pharr Folklife Festival Committee, the 
Tri-City Business/Education Coalition, and the San Juan Hospice 
Advisory Board; she brings both commitment and compassion to every 
facet of her life, and her efforts in behalf of others are to be 
heartily and sincerely commended; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate Velma Sue DeLeon, the STFDA Funeral 
Director of the Year for 2002-2003, and extend to her best wishes 
for continued success; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Ms. DeLeon as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.