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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Sylvia Rodriguez has made invaluable contributions |
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to the residents of Houston through her outstanding service as the |
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community liaison and district office director for State |
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Representative Rick Noriega; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Rodriguez began working with Representative |
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Noriega as a volunteer on his first legislative campaign; today, as |
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the heart and soul of his district office, she fulfills her duties |
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with her characteristic integrity and dedication to excellence, and |
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her important work includes everything from overseeing databases to |
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supervising interns and working alongside Representative Noriega |
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in his efforts to improve public schools; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Rodriguez previously served as the director of |
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Houston's Meadow Creek Park, where she also volunteered as an art |
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and exercise instructor and organizer of social events; in |
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addition, she was also the manager for the Shipping and Packing |
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Department for the National Export Company and the Houston Export |
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Shipping Company; and |
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WHEREAS, This notable Texan has given of her time and talents |
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to her community for decades; she has served as a neighborhood |
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contact, National Night Out host, and tennis team coordinator, and |
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she has volunteered with local schools and been instrumental in |
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providing a number of students with the opportunity to attend a |
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scholars program at NASA; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the years, this gifted artist, musician, and |
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dancer has been a source of strength and inspiration to her family; |
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the wife of the late David Rodriguez, she is the caring mother of |
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six children, all of whom she encouraged to attend college; now with |
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13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, she is a source of |
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unconditional love and high expectations, as well as a notable |
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example of all that strong willpower and a determination to succeed |
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can achieve; and |
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WHEREAS, Sylvia Rodriguez is a blessing in the lives of all |
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who are privileged to know her, and she may reflect with pride on |
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her service to her community and state; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Sylvia Rodriguez for her innumerable |
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accomplishments and contributions in behalf of the residents of |
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Houston and extend to her best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Rodriguez as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |