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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Velma Sue De Leon will begin her service as |
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president of the Texas Funeral Directors Association in June 2011; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, Ms. |
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De Leon enrolled at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service in |
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Houston in 1991 and became a licensed funeral director the |
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following year; with her husband, Leon, and her parents, Donaciano |
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and Consuelo Garza, she established Memorial Funeral Home in San |
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Juan in 1994, and opened another location in Edinburg in 2003; both |
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businesses have received multiple awards; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. De Leon has shared her time and talents as the |
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president of the South Texas Funeral Directors Association and as a |
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member of many committees of the National Funeral Directors |
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Association, as a Texas representative, with her husband, at the |
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NFDA's 2008 conference, as the vice president of the Make-a-Wish |
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Foundation of the Rio Grande Valley, as an officeholder in two local |
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chambers of commerce, and as treasurer of the McAllen Sunset Lions |
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Club; highly respected by her peers, she also has worked with |
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legislators on issues affecting her profession; and |
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WHEREAS, The first Hispanic and only the second woman to |
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serve as president of the association, Velma De Leon has |
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contributed much to her field, and she brings an impressive record |
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of achievement and commendable dedication to her new leadership |
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role; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Velma Sue De Leon on being elected |
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president of the Texas Funeral Directors Association and extend to |
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her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. De Leon as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |