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  H.R. No. 1675
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Lucy Rede Franco, a longtime, revered educator in
  the Presidio Independent School District, is being posthumously
  inducted into the first Pioneers and Leaders of the State of Texas
  Hall of Honor at the Presidio middle school bearing her name on May
  6, 2011; and
         WHEREAS, The oldest of five children, Mrs. Franco was born to
  Eusebio and Mary Ann Rede on February 3, 1902, in Shafter; she
  inherited a great love of learning from her father and her mother,
  who is believed to have been the first person of Mexican descent to
  teach English in the Big Bend area; a native of Redford, Mary Ann
  Rede began tutoring Shafter residents in English for two dollars a
  month in 1895, when she was 17; and
         WHEREAS, During Mrs. Franco's youth in Shafter, she spent two
  years at Sacred Heart Academy, where her academic ability impressed
  the Irish mother superior; Mother Tarcisus gave her extra
  schoolwork and coached her for the examination that would enable
  her to obtain a teaching certificate; and
         WHEREAS, In the summer of 1920, Mrs. Franco became the first
  Hispanic student to enroll at Sul Ross State Normal College; after a
  year's study at Sul Ross, she passed the teacher qualifying exam and
  embarked on a lifelong career in education; her first assignment
  was a one-teacher school in Redford, where she taught 60 students in
  grades one through eight; and
         WHEREAS, Several years after assuming that post, the young
  schoolmistress met Manuel Franco, a resident of Durango, Mexico,
  and the couple exchanged wedding vows on December 31, 1924, in
  Redford; their marriage was blessed with eight children, all of
  whom became college graduates; and
         WHEREAS, Following the birth of her children, Lucy Rede
  Franco taught for a while in Shafter, but when the silver mines
  there closed, she and her husband took up farming in Redford; they
  later moved to Presidio, where Mrs. Franco once more returned to
  teaching; and
         WHEREAS, In 1956, at the age of 54, Mrs. Franco received her
  bachelor's degree from Sul Ross State College; four years later,
  she won the Mother of Texas award, an accolade presented by the
  American Mothers Committee, and as part of that recognition, she
  attended a banquet in New York City celebrating the winners from
  every state; and
         WHEREAS, Mrs. Franco taught for 33 years in the Presidio ISD,
  ultimately retiring in 1972; in 1985, eight years after her death,
  the Presidio ISD paid tribute to her outstanding service by naming
  the Lucy Rede Franco Middle School in her honor; in 2007, family
  members established the Lucy Rede Franco Scholarship Endowment and
  Fund, which provides grants to Presidio High School graduates
  enrolled at Sul Ross; and
         WHEREAS, Franco family members from across the state are
  gathering at Lucy Rede Franco Middle School on May 6, 2011, to
  participate in the induction ceremony for Mrs. Franco, which is
  being sponsored by The State of Texas Anniversary Remembrance Day
  Foundation of El Paso; and
         WHEREAS, An exceptionally dedicated and gifted educator,
  Lucy Rede Franco enriched the lives of countless children in
  Presidio County, and she inspired in all who knew her a deeper
  appreciation of learning and of service to others; now, therefore,
  be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize May 6, 2011, as Lucy Rede Franco Day in
  acknowledgment of Mrs. Franco's significant contributions to the
  Lone Star State; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Franco family members as an expression of high regard
  by the Texas House of Representatives.
 
  Gallego
 
 
Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison
 
Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr.
 
Allen Gooden Murphy
 
Alonzo Guillen Naishtat
 
Alvarado Gutierrez Nash
 
Anchia Hamilton Oliveira
 
Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr
 
Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto
 
Aycock Harless Parker
 
Beck Harper-Brown Patrick
 
Berman Hartnett Paxton
 
Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena
 
Bonnen Hilderbran Perry
 
Branch Hochberg Phillips
 
Brown Hopson Pickett
 
Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts
 
Burnam Howard of Travis Price
 
Button Huberty Quintanilla
 
Cain Hughes Raymond
 
Callegari Hunter Reynolds
 
Carter Isaac Riddle
 
Castro Jackson Ritter
 
Chisum Johnson Rodriguez
 
Christian Keffer Schwertner
 
Coleman King of Parker Scott
 
Cook King of Taylor Sheets
 
Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield
 
Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton
 
Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson
 
Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris
 
Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant
 
J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee
 
S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons
 
Deshotel Lavender Strama
 
Driver Legler Taylor of Collin
 
Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston
 
Dutton Lozano Thompson
 
Eiland Lucio III Torres
 
Eissler Lyne Truitt
 
Elkins Madden Turner
 
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
 
Farrar Margo Villarreal
 
Fletcher Marquez Vo
 
Flynn Martinez Walle
 
Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber
 
Gallego McClendon White
 
Garza Menendez Woolley
 
Geren Miles Workman
 
Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler
 
Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 1675 was adopted by the House on May 19,
  2011, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House