79R7479 MW-D

By:  Escobar                                                      H.R. No. 976



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, For the past 35 years, Rolando Molina has served 
with distinction as band director at H. M. King High School in 
Kingsville; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Molina graduated from H. M. King High School, 
where he was an All-State band member; he earned three degrees from 
Texas A&I University--Kingsville, touring Europe for 10 weeks in 
1970 with the Texas A&I Singers; and
	WHEREAS, During his outstanding career at King High School, 
Mr. Molina has led the high school band to 10 UIL state marching 
contests, two state finals, and 10 Grand Championships at 
invitational contests; over the years, he has taught 50 All-State 
and seven All-American band members, and his students have garnered 
more than 1,000 UIL medals in solo and ensemble contests; he also 
led the King High School jazz band to claim the Grand Champion 
trophy at the A&I Jazz Festival in the early 1980s; and
	WHEREAS, A member of the Texas Music Educators State Board 
for 20 years, he has served as president of the Texas Music 
Adjudicators Association, and has been an officer of Region XIV for 
more than 20 years; he also has shared his time and expertise as a 
band clinician and an adjudicator in Texas and Florida for more than 
25 years; he is a member of the John Philip Sousa Foundation and has 
played with the Beto Leal Orchestra for more than 40 years; in 
addition, he belongs to Phi Beta Mu, a national honorary 
bandmasters fraternity, and he serves on the Young Band Master of 
the Year selection committee; and
	WHEREAS, Active in the Kingsville community, Mr. Molina 
serves as an assistant scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop No. 144, and 
he belongs to the Knights of Columbus Council 2623, where he is a 
fourth-degree knight; and
	WHEREAS, This outstanding band director and esteemed 
educator exemplifies the highest standards of his noble profession, 
and he is most deserving of special recognition for his 
achievements; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby commend Rolando Molina for his outstanding 
35-year career with H. M. King High School and extend best wishes to 
him for the future; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. Molina as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.