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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Garcia family of Rio Grande City has |
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distinguished itself in myriad ways, and it is indeed fitting to |
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recognize their accomplishments; and |
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WHEREAS, Proud of a rich heritage in the Lone Star State, the |
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Garcia family counts among its ancestors a talented violinist, |
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Odilon Carrera, who played in Los Gavilanes, and J. R. Monroe, a |
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state representative and the great-great-grandfather of Mikael A. |
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Garcia, who now serves as legislative director in the office of |
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State Representative Aaron Pena; and |
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WHEREAS, Reigning today as patriarch and matriarchs are |
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grandparents Jose Leon Garcia, Margarita Garcia, and Beulah |
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Gonzalez; while helping to raise Mikael Garcia and his sister, |
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Arielle, Beulah Gonzalez taught them how to cook, how to stay |
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organized, and other life skills; in addition, she inspired them to |
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work diligently toward their goals; Jose Leon Garcia and Margarita |
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Garcia taught their grandchildren how to drive, and they developed |
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their appreciation for family ties and impressed upon them the need |
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to offer respect and kindness to everyone; and |
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WHEREAS, The parents of Mikael and Arielle, Nannette and |
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Ernesto Garcia, worked diligently to provide for their children; |
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Ernesto Garcia was employed by the State of Texas before |
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establishing a successful home health agency in Rio Grande City and |
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McAllen, and he played baseball with his son and basketball with his |
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daughter; an English teacher for 20 years, Nannette Garcia taught |
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both of her children to read by the age of three and developed their |
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love of the written word; she shared her enthusiasm for classic |
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films with her offspring as well; and |
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WHEREAS, Devoted to his niece and nephew, Rolando Gonzalez, |
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nicknamed "Tio Role," instilled an interest in science through his |
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instruction in chemistry; with so many relatives dedicated to their |
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upbringing, Mikael and Arielle Garcia both excelled in school and |
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other areas; Arielle Garcia played on the basketball team in middle |
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school and high school and went on to graduate from Texas State |
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University with a degree in kinesiology; meanwhile, her brother |
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began participating in politics as a high school student and earned |
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his bachelor's degree in government from The University of Texas at |
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Austin, the alma mater of his parents and his uncle; and |
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WHEREAS, The Garcia family sets a sterling example through |
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their steadfast support and encouragement of one another, and they |
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are a source of inspiration to all who are privileged to know them; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize the members of the Garcia family and |
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extend to them sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Garcia family as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Pena |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2342 was adopted by the House on May |
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30, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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