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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The accomplished life of Gloria Reyes Garcia of |
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Raymondville has inspired all who are privileged to know her; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on August 14, 1952, to migrant workers Jose and |
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Santos Sosa, Ms. Garcia attended Raymondville schools while working |
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alongside her family in the fields; as a young adult, she took a job |
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with a migrant worker outreach program called the Last Yellow Bus, |
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in which she drove people to and from their medical appointments and |
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delivered medications; and |
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WHEREAS, She was soon promoted to work in the referral |
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department of Su Clinica Familiar, a new local clinic with a focus |
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on migrant health care, and she went on to serve in several |
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positions, including assistant social worker and migrant hospital |
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coordinator, before being named the clinic manager in 1977; and |
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WHEREAS, After leaving the organization and pursuing a second |
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career in real estate, Ms. Garcia entered public service as a member |
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of the Raymondville Independent School District Board of Trustees; |
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she worked hard to improve the educational experience of area |
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children, successfully advocating for the passage of two school |
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bonds and helping secure salary increases for both teachers and |
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support staff; also during her tenure, she contributed important |
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leadership as vice president and president of the board; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan has further served her fellow |
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citizens as vice president of the Su Clinica Familiar Board of |
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Directors and as a member of the National Advisory Council on |
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Migrant Health; moreover, between 1999 and 2001, she co-published a |
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weekly newspaper called the Willacy Times; in one of her well known |
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but less formal roles, she has assisted numerous survivors of |
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sexual violence, especially those who have nowhere else to turn; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Garcia's real estate business has flourished |
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through the years, and she currently owns more than 100 acres of |
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land; she is supported in her endeavors by her husband, Richard, as |
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well as her five children, Sandra, Jennifer, Stacey, Erica, and |
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Richard; and |
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WHEREAS, Gloria Reyes Garcia has set an outstanding example |
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of hard work and generosity to which all may aspire, and it is |
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indeed a pleasure to recognize this distinguished Texan; 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 honor Gloria Reyes Garcia for her myriad |
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achievements and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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success and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Garcia as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |