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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Viola Vasquez Milan of Midland is celebrating her |
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40th year as a public school teacher in Texas in 2011, making this a |
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fitting opportunity to celebrate the achievements and |
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contributions of this outstanding educator; and |
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WHEREAS, A fourth-generation Texan, Mrs. Milan was born in |
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Fort Stockton in 1949, and she graduated from St. Edward's |
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University in Austin in 1971; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Milan began her distinguished career as a |
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teacher in 1971, and she married Raymundo Milan in 1973; along with |
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her husband, she helped establish one of the state's first |
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bilingual programs in the Crystal City Independent School District; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In 1974, Mrs. Milan joined the Midland Independent |
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School District, and for the past 37 years, she has distinguished |
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herself as a Spanish teacher at San Jacinto Junior High School; |
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during her exemplary tenure, her students have regularly outscored |
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other junior high and high school students in Midland on their final |
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examinations and have taken top honors at many regional foreign |
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language competitions; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to her classroom duties, Mrs. Milan |
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coached girls' volleyball, basketball, and track and field, guiding |
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and inspiring her teams to numerous district championships; she |
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also participated actively in the GEAR UP college preparatory |
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program, helping students pursue their dream of a college |
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education; over the years, many of her former students have gone on |
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to succeed, and a number are now lawyers, neurosurgeons, |
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professional athletes, and elected officials; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Milan is a woman of strong religious faith, and |
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she has been a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church in Midland for |
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more than three decades; she has also been a member of the Texas |
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Classroom Teachers Association, the St. Edward's University Alumni |
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Association, and The University of Texas Longhorn Foundation; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout her career, Mrs. Milan has enjoyed the |
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love and support of her husband of 38 years, retired Midland ISD |
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administrator Raymundo Milan, as well as that of her children, |
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Melina Milan Cannon, Rey Milan, and Melissa Milan, and her extended |
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family; and |
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WHEREAS, For 40 years and counting, Viola Milan has |
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enlightened and inspired countless West Texas students with her |
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dedication, passion, and commitment to excellence, and she may |
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indeed take great pride in all that she has accomplished and all the |
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lives she has touched as she celebrates this special anniversary; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby honor Viola Vasquez Milan for her four decades of service as |
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a schoolteacher in Texas and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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continued success in her important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Milan as an expression of high regard by the 82nd |
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Texas Legislature. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 53 was adopted by the House on |
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February 8, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 53 was adopted by the Senate on |
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February 9, 2011, by a viva-voce vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |