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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Maria Elena Cardenas served Val Verde County as |
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county clerk for two decades, and her exceptional record of |
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achievement indeed merits special recognition; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Del Rio to Tomas and Antonia Aguirre, the |
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former Maria Aguirre graduated from San Felipe High School and |
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attended business college in San Antonio; she married Jose Luis |
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Cardenas in 1963, and the couple today have five children, Jose, |
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Bill, Oneida, Joelda, and Sobeida, as well as seven grandchildren; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted wife and mother, Mrs. Cardenas dedicated |
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herself to raising her family for nearly a decade while her children |
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were young; she was hired as a Val Verde County deputy clerk in 1972 |
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and held that job for five years before moving with her husband to |
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San Antonio; and |
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WHEREAS, When the family returned to Del Rio in 1979, |
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Mrs. Cardenas was rehired as a deputy clerk and later became chief |
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deputy; in 1986, she was urged by retiring county clerk Mildred |
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Hildreth to run for office and was elected unopposed in that year's |
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election; Mrs. Cardenas went on to serve three additional terms as |
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county clerk, doing an outstanding job of managing the official |
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records, administering elections, and fulfilling the other duties |
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of the office, until her retirement on December 31, 2006; and |
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WHEREAS, A diligent and professional public servant, Maria |
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Cardenas contributed greatly to the government operations of Val |
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Verde County, and she may take justifiable pride in the excellent |
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service she provided to area Texans; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Maria Elena Cardenas for her outstanding |
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work as the county clerk for Val Verde County and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; 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. Cardenas as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |