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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The passing of Carolyn Dianne Garcia in April 2009 |
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at the age of 45 has greatly saddened her family and friends as well |
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as the many individuals who worked with her over the course of her |
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notable career; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in San Antonio on December 9, 1963, to Mary Jane |
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and Eloy Garcia, Carolyn Garcia was a descendant of Texas patriot |
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Gregorio Esparza, who gave his life at the Alamo, and she took great |
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pride in her illustrious heritage; she graduated from St. Gerard |
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Catholic High School in 1980 and went on to attain a bachelor's |
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degree from The University of Texas at San Antonio in 1988 and two |
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master's degrees from Webster University in 1991, one in management |
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and one in computer resource management; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Garcia began working in the field of information |
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technology in 1988; through the years, she was an information |
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systems management specialist, an office automation consultant, a |
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system analyst, and a customer account manager, serving agencies |
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that included the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Army, and the Defense |
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Information Systems Agency; and |
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WHEREAS, This skilled problem-solver was known for the |
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efficient, friendly, and helpful service that she provided to her |
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clients, and she routinely stepped in to assure that special |
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projects were successfully completed; she earned numerous honors |
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for her work, including two Positive Action Team Awards, five |
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Performance Awards, and eight Special Act Awards; moreover, she and |
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her colleagues in the Defense Information Systems Agency were |
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recipients of the Joint Meritorious Unit Award from Secretary of |
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Defense Donald Rumsfeld in 2002 for their contributions to |
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Operations Enduring Freedom and Noble Eagle; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Garcia was an active member of the Kelly Air |
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Force Base/Southwest Independent School District Mentoring |
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Partnership Program, for which she volunteered to assist at-risk |
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students; when not involved with her work or volunteer projects, |
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she took pleasure in traveling and had visited many countries in |
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Europe as well as New Zealand, Australia, and Hawaii; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of her endeavors, Carolyn Garcia enjoyed |
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helping others, and her integrity and kindness won her many |
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friends; though her time on this earth ended far too soon, memories |
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of time spent in her company will forever be treasured by those who |
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held her dear; now, 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 life of Carolyn Dianne Garcia |
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and extend deepest condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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parents, Eloy and Mary Jane Garcia; to her brother, Lee Garcia, and |
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his wife, Yolanda; to her cousin, Peggy; and to her other relatives |
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and friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Carolyn |
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Garcia. |