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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Rosa Guerrero has been named the 2013 First Lady of |
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El Paso by Beta Sigma Phi; and |
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WHEREAS, The annual First Lady award is presented to women |
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who have made outstanding contributions to their community, and |
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educator, historian, humanitarian, and motivational speaker Rosa |
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Guerrero is an excellent fit for the honor; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Guerrero taught in El Paso public schools for |
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two decades and helped develop the district's first intercultural |
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programs; with the dedication of Rosa Guerrero Elementary School, |
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she became the first Hispanic woman in the city to have a school |
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named after her; and |
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WHEREAS, Rosa Guerrero's commitment to multicultural |
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dialogue and understanding extends far beyond the classroom; she is |
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the founder and artistic director of the International Folklorico |
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Dance Group, and her film, Tapestry, won a national filmmaking |
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award for its promotion of cultural understanding; Ms. Guerrero has |
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now developed the sequel, Tapestry II, and she continues to speak |
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before school audiences to promote greater awareness and |
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appreciation of cultural diversity; and |
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WHEREAS, In recognition of her notable endeavors, |
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Ms. Guerrero has been named an Outstanding Woman in the Arts by the |
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Texas Women's Political Caucus, an Outstanding Woman Artist in El |
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Paso by the Mexican American National Association, an Outstanding |
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Hispanic in the Southwest by Adolph Coors, Co., an Outstanding |
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Hispanic of El Paso by The University of Texas at El Paso, and an |
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Outstanding Alumna by the UT-El Paso College of Education; |
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moreover, she has been inducted into both the Texas Women's Hall of |
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Fame and the El Paso Commission for Women Hall of Fame; and |
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WHEREAS, Among the other awards conferred on her are the |
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Valley Forge Freedoms Foundation Award, the LULAC Arts and |
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Humanities Award, the Human Relations Award from the Texas State |
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Teachers Association, the Good Samaritan Award from the Catholic |
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Media Ministries of El Paso, the Sertoma Service to Mankind Award, |
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the Arts Alliance Individual Dance Award, the Gold Nugget Award |
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from UT-El Paso, and the Reconocimiento Othli from Instituto de los |
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Mexicanos en el Exterior; and |
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WHEREAS, This distinguished Texan has greatly enriched her |
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community and has positively influenced myriad lives with her |
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message of cultural harmony, and she may indeed reflect with great |
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pride on all that she has accomplished; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Rosa Guerrero on her selection as |
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the 2013 First Lady of El Paso by Beta Sigma Phi and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for continued success with her important work; |
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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 Ms. Guerrero as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |