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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Sergeant Major Shana Perez of Waco has been named |
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the Division 4 Young Marine of the Year by the Young Marines youth |
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organization; and |
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WHEREAS, The Young Marines is a nonprofit initiative that |
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promotes mental, moral, and physical development among young people |
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by teaching the values of leadership, teamwork, and |
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self-discipline; founded in 1959, the organization has grown to |
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include more than 300 units with 10,000 youth participants and |
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3,000 adult volunteers; each of its six divisions annually |
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recognizes an outstanding member, and those honorees are invited to |
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travel to Guam and Iwo Jima with the national director and others; |
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the trip will take place in May 2013, when the national Young Marine |
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of the Year will be chosen; and |
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WHEREAS, A 15-year-old sophomore at Texas Christian Academy, |
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Ms. Perez has been a member of the Young Marines since she was |
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eight, and she holds the rank of sergeant major; she has |
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participated in regimental and divisional encampments and in three |
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leadership schools, and she has visited space camp in Huntsville, |
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Alabama, as well as Hawaii during the 70th anniversary of the |
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bombing of Pearl Harbor; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Perez is one of five children, all of whom are |
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active in the Young Marines; she is an avid basketball player and |
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hopes to pursue the sport in college; and |
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WHEREAS, Shana Perez has demonstrated maturity, good |
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judgment, and dedication to her fellow Young Marines, and she may |
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indeed take pride in this well-deserved accolade; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Shana Perez on her selection as the |
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2013 Division 4 Young Marine of the Year and extend to her sincere |
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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. Perez as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |