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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Ruben Saenz of Rio Grande City retired as |
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administrator of South Texas College Starr County Campus in January |
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2013, concluding an outstanding career in education that spanned |
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more than half a century; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Pan American University and Texas A&I |
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University, Mr. Saenz holds a bachelor's degree in health and |
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physical education and a master's degree in school administration; |
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he worked as a teacher in the Rio Grande City Consolidated |
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Independent School District for a decade before going on to serve as |
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a principal for more than 20 years, including a long tenure at Rio |
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Grande City High School; he was named superintendent of the |
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district in the early 1990s, gaining valuable experience that he |
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brought to his position as STC Starr County Campus administrator in |
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1996; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Saenz contributed to his profession in numerous |
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ways, most recently as chair of the Texas Retired Teachers |
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Association District 1 Legislative Committee; moreover, he has been |
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affiliated with the Texas Association of School Boards, the |
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National Association of School Administrators, and the Texas |
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Association of Secondary School Principals, which he served as |
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president during the 1982-1983 academic year; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to the betterment of his community as |
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well, this esteemed gentleman has been a member of the local Lions |
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Club for 53 years; he has also distinguished himself as a member and |
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a past worshipful master of Hope Lodge No. 471 and as chair of the |
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Starr County Fair Association Scholarship Committee; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Saenz enjoys the love |
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and support of his wife, Olga, a retired teacher, and their sons, |
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Ruben and Ricardo, and his life is further enriched by seven |
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grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Ruben Saenz demonstrated an exceptional commitment |
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to South Texas College and Rio Grande City CISD, and his |
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accomplishments have benefited generations of area Texans; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Ruben Saenz on |
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his retirement as administrator of South Texas College Starr County |
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Campus and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; 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 Mr. Saenz as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |