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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, In 2011, Cruz Garza, Jr., retired from Rio Grande |
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City High School, where he had been the auto body instructor for |
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more than four decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on October 2, 1939, in Los Villareales to Cruz |
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Garza and Guadalupe Rodriguez Garza, Cruz Garza, Jr., grew up in a |
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family of 14 children; he played baseball for Rio Grande City High |
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School and was part of the 1959 team that was the most successful in |
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the school's history; in 1961, two years after graduation, he |
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married his high school sweetheart, Diana Solis Garza, and together |
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they have shared a rewarding relationship and raised three |
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children, Clarissa, Diana Margot, and Luis Carlos; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Garza was hired as an auto body instructor by Rio |
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Grande City High School in 1970; over the next 41 years, he served |
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as a mentor to many students, and a number of those he taught won |
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first place in state competitions and went on to make their living |
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in the auto repair and maintenance fields; in recognition of his |
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outstanding work, he was named Teacher of the Year for the 1999-2000 |
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school year; and |
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WHEREAS, A successful business owner in addition to being an |
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educator, Mr. Garza has run Garza's Paint and Body Shop since 1979, |
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and he plans to continue to oversee it in the years ahead; his other |
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plans include enjoying his newly remodeled house, tending his |
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goats, and spending time with his six grandchildren and six |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Cruz Garza, Jr., has made a positive difference in |
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the lives of many young Texans, and he may indeed reflect with pride |
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on a career well spent as he embarks on an exciting new chapter in |
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his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Cruz Garza, |
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Jr., on his retirement from Rio Grande City High School and extend |
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to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Garza as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Guillen |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 82 was adopted by the House on June |
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28, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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