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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Sylvia G. Rodriguez is retiring in 2009 after 11 |
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years of exemplary service as a staff member for several Texas |
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legislators; and |
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WHEREAS, Born Sylvia Theresa Garza in 1928, Mrs. Rodriguez |
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grew up in San Antonio amidst a large, loving family; at one point |
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early in her life, she nearly followed one of her sisters, a |
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recording artist and radio personality, into show business; having |
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gained some theater experience in New York, Sylvia Garza had taken a |
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screen test and won a movie contract; just before she was to start |
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work, however, she returned home for a visit and met a young |
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military pilot; throwing her other plans to the wind, she moved to |
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Houston in 1950 and married her beloved aviator, David Garcia |
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Rodriguez; and |
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WHEREAS, Sylvia and David Rodriguez became the proud parents |
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of six children and supported them wholeheartedly in their myriad |
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activities; Mrs. Rodriguez also kept busy teaching crafts, tutoring |
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elementary school students, and organizing an exercise class for |
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stay-at-home mothers; at the request of the National Junior Tennis |
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League, she coordinated a tennis program and saw the girls' team go |
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on to win all-district and an invitation to play in the nationals in |
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Washington, D.C.; and |
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WHEREAS, After her husband passed away in 1974, Mrs. |
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Rodriguez took a job in private industry; over the course of two |
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decades, she served in various capacities and rose to the position |
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of administrator; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1999, Mrs. Rodriguez came out of retirement to |
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become community liaison for newly elected state representative |
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Rick Noriega, a post she held for 10 years; since Representative |
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Noriega's retirement from the legislature, she has worked as |
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community liaison in the offices of Representative Carol Alvarado |
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and Senator Mario Gallegos; and |
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WHEREAS, Following her second retirement, Mrs. Rodriguez |
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plans to live in Buda, where she will be close to two of her |
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children; she is looking forward to enjoying more time with her |
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cherished family, which now includes 13 grandchildren and 2 |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Sylvia Rodriguez has handled the responsibilities |
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of her office with unfailing skill, helpfulness, and integrity, |
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winning the admiration and affection of countless constituents, and |
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it is indeed a privilege to commend her on a job well done; 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 congratulate Sylvia G. Rodriguez on the occasion |
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of her retirement from her career with the Texas Legislature and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for continued happiness and |
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fulfillment in the next exciting chapter of her life; 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. Rodriguez as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Alvarado |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2659 was adopted by the House on May |
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31, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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