This website will be unavailable from Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. through Monday, June 3, 2024 at 7:00 a.m. due to data center maintenance.

                                                                                



                                                                  H.R. No. 2027



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Services for people in El Paso who face mental 
illness have expanded significantly since the mid-1990s, when Leo 
E. DiValentino became involved with the National Alliance for the 
Mentally Ill--El Paso (NAMI El Paso); and
	WHEREAS, A member of the NAMI El Paso board of directors since 
1997, Mr. DiValentino also serves as executive director of that 
organization; he led the expansion of the Family to Family program, 
which he taught for many years, introducing a Spanish-language 
version and establishing  classes in Juarez and Chihuahua, Mexico; 
under his leadership, NAMI El Paso has opened an office with a 
trained volunteer staff available five days a week and has 
initiated bilingual Visions for Tomorrow programs for parents of 
children with mental illness; and
	WHEREAS, A NAMI representative at weekly probate court 
hearings at the request of the probate court judge, Mr. DiValentino 
chairs the education committee of the NAMI Texas board of 
directors, on which he has served since 2000; furthermore, he was 
appointed to the board of the El Paso Community Mental Health and 
Mental Retardation Center, and over the years he has played an 
integral role in numerous other mental health care endeavors, 
including the Life Management Task Force, the Mental Health 
Authority's redesign process, and the  development of a law 
enforcement training program for El Paso County; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. DiValentino, who is a caregiver for his adult 
stepson suffering from schizoaffective and depression disorders, 
has made contributions that will be of lasting benefit in the lives 
of countless mentally ill Texans and their families, and the 
tremendous role he has played in the community truly deserves 
legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby commend Leo E. DiValentino for his invaluable 
work with the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill--El Paso and 
extend to him warmest best wishes for future success and happiness; 
and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. DiValentino as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                          Chavez

                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 2027 was adopted by the House on June 
2, 2003, by a non-record vote.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House