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79S31866 MW-D

By:  Pena                                                         H.R. No. 619



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Edinburg school district has recognized Stephen 
F. Austin Elementary School teacher Minerva Gomez for 45 years of 
outstanding service in the education profession; and
	WHEREAS, Born and raised in Rio Grande City, Ms. Gomez 
graduated from Edinburg High School in 1957 and earned her bachelor 
of arts degree in physical education with a minor in social studies 
from Pan American College in 1963; and
	WHEREAS, She has taught at Stephen F. Austin Elementary 
throughout her career and also has taught English as a second 
language to adults in the community; she even would continue free 
classes in her home after the regular ESL classes ended for the 
term; and
	WHEREAS, An engaging teacher with a big heart, Ms. Gomez 
created a project to teach her students to be good citizens by 
volunteering 15 minutes of their lunchtime to help at the Amigos del 
Valle Senior Citizens Center; she also organized the annual Jump 
Rope for Heart Event, in which she and her students have raised 
thousands of dollars for the American Heart Association; and
	WHEREAS, Ms. Gomez, who is a proud advocate of her Hispanic 
heritage and culture, has for several years coordinated the annual 
Diez y Seis de Septiembre celebrations at the Plaza Hidalgo Square; 
her students sing the Mexican National Anthem and recite poems in 
Spanish; and
	WHEREAS, Active in her community, Ms. Gomez belongs to the 
Edinburg Library Board, serves as co-chair of the Edinburg 
Environmental Committee, and works on the school district recycling 
committee; she also is a member of the Edinburg 2020 Education 
Committee and the Cultural Activities Committee, participated in 
the St. Jude's Math Marathon, and raised hundreds of dollars for St. 
Jude's Children's Hospital; and
	WHEREAS, Over the years, Ms. Gomez has received numerous 
deserving accolades; she was chosen as the 1995 Woman of the Year by 
the Edinburg community, and November 10, 1995, was proclaimed 
Minerva Gomez Day by the city; in addition, in 1996, the Edinburg 
Housing Authority named a learning center in her honor, and she was 
designated as a Notable Valley Hispanic in 1997; and
	WHEREAS, In reflecting on the past 45 years, Ms. Gomez may 
recall with great pride the countless young people she has helped to 
set on paths to bright and rewarding futures, and it is indeed 
appropriate to commend her; and
	WHEREAS, Representative Aaron Pena has justly recognized 
Minerva Gomez by authoring this resolution in her behalf during the 
79th Texas Legislature, 3rd Called Session; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby honor Minerva Gomez for 45 
years in the teaching profession and extend to her best wishes for 
the future; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Ms. Gomez as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.