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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Our esteemed colleague, the Honorable Armando |
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Walle, is celebrating his 31st birthday on March 7, 2009, and this |
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occasion provides a welcome opportunity to recognize one of our |
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own; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of the Lone Star State, Armando Walle was |
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born in northeast Houston and raised by a single mother; the oldest |
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of five children, he graduated with honors from MacArthur High |
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School and became the first in his family to pursue a college |
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education; and |
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WHEREAS, This admirable young man attended the University of |
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Houston, and while earning his bachelor's degree in political |
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science, he mentored at-risk high school students through Students |
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Aspiring to a Better Education; he also worked with the Center for |
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Mexican American Studies, where, as the assistant to the associate |
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director, he helped the school recruit and retain qualified |
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Hispanic students; and |
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WHEREAS, Representative Walle began his career in public |
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service as a participant in Senator Rodney Ellis's Texas |
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Legislative Internship Program in the office of Houston City |
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Council member Carol Mims Galloway; he went on to serve on the staff |
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of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee before joining the office of |
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Congressman Gene Green; and |
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WHEREAS, During his notable tenure with Representative |
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Green, Mr. Walle led a number of community initiatives, including |
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an immunization day, instructional workshops on paying for college, |
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and forums addressing senior citizen issues; in addition, he gained |
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a wealth of knowledge and experience in working with the Port of |
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Houston Authority, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Small |
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Business Administration, and Harris County Flood Control District; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Armando Walle took office in January 2009, |
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representing the constituents of House District 140, and he has |
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recently been appointed to the Human Services, Rules and |
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Regulations, and Urban Affairs Committees; he has further served |
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his community as a member of the Aldine-Greenspoint YMCA board of |
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directors, as president of the Ambassadors International Ballet |
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Folklorico, and as chair of the Harris County Tejano Democrats; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, he has been blessed with the |
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loving support of his wife, Debbie, a fellow Aldine native; active |
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members of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Houston, the |
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couple are celebrating their second wedding anniversary on March 3, |
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2009; and |
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WHEREAS, Committed to improving the lives of his fellow |
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Texans, Representative Walle embodies the highest standards of |
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public service, and he has justly garnered the respect and |
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admiration of his neighbors, friends, and colleagues; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the Honorable Armando Walle on |
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the occasion of his 31st birthday and extend to him sincere best |
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wishes for continued success in all of his endeavors; 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 Representative Walle as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |