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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The education of young Texans is a vital enterprise |
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for every school in the Lone Star State, and Our Mother of Mercy |
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Parochial School in Houston has been dedicated to that worthy goal |
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for eight decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Opened in 1930, the institution was established to |
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provide schoolchildren in the Fifth Ward with a quality education |
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in a religious environment; in the first year, enrollment exceeded |
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100, and soon the original two-story brick structure was outgrown; |
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in 1940, a new building was constructed, complete with high school |
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facilities; and |
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WHEREAS, The school currently serves 560 students in |
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kindergarten through ninth grade, under the able guidance of the |
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Sisters of the Holy Family and Father John B. Doyle; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of its rich history, Our Mother of |
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Mercy Parochial School has educated thousands of Fifth Ward |
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students and provided a foundation on which they could build |
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rewarding and fulfilling lives; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend all those associated with Our Mother of |
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Mercy Parochial School for their efforts in behalf of the youth of |
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Houston and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |