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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The students, faculty, and staff of Freddy Gonzalez |
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Elementary School in Edinburg are celebrating the school's 35th |
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anniversary on May 23, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, One of 27 schools in the Edinburg Consolidated |
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Independent School District, Freddy Gonzalez Elementary was named |
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after Marine Corps Sergeant Alfredo "Freddy" Gonzalez; the heroic |
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Edinburg High School graduate died in action during the Vietnam War |
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and received the Congressional Medal of Honor, the nation's highest |
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accolade for bravery; today, the school continues to pay tribute to |
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his service by instilling values of honor, trust, and commitment; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Freddy Gonzalez Elementary currently serves more |
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than 500 children from prekindergarten through the fifth grade and |
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is among the few public schools in Texas to receive a distinguished |
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Great Schools Rating of 8 out of 10; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the past 35 years, Freddy Gonzalez Elementary |
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School has educated nearly 20,000 young residents of Edinburg, and |
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under the skilled leadership of principal Arnoldo F. Benavides, the |
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dedicated faculty and staff continue to promote a proud tradition |
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of excellence; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 35th anniversary of Freddy |
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Gonzalez Elementary School and extend to all those associated with |
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this fine institution sincere best wishes for continued success; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |