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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Elma Esther Chavez, who has served as executive |
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director of the Raymondville Chamber of Commerce since 2000, has |
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long rendered sterling service to the citizens of Willacy County; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Raymondville High School and The |
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University of Texas--Pan American, Ms. Chavez began her career as a |
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pharmacy technician with Watson's City Drug and has owned a |
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home-based cosmetics business for the past eight years; and |
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WHEREAS, During her tenure with the chamber, Ms. Chavez has |
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been responsible for promoting tourism, business, and development |
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in the area; she has overseen numerous chamber events, including |
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grand openings for local businesses, networking breakfasts, |
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after-hours mixers, business seminars, and ribbon cuttings, in |
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addition to helping to produce a website for the organization and a |
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quarterly publication, Wonderful Willacy; she also organizes the |
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yearly Fourth of July festivities and manages the Wild in Willacy |
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Nature and Heritage Festival; moreover, Ms. Chavez initiated the |
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Willacy County Heritage Gala, began the tradition of the Christmas |
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tree lighting in Raymondville, and coordinated Raymondville's |
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three-day centennial celebration in 2004; and |
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WHEREAS, Active throughout the community, Elma Chavez has |
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served the Raymondville Independent School District on various |
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committees and as Band Booster president; she is a member of the |
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Willacy County Task Force, the Rural Technical Skills Training |
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Center Advisory Committee, the Willacy County Industrial |
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Foundation, the Relay for Life, and the local board of FEMA; over |
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the years, she has also been involved with the Boy Scouts, |
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Raymondville Rotary Club, Cameron-Willacy Counties Community |
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Projects, Inc., the Raymondville Historical Society, and the |
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steering committees for the city water plant and the Coastal Land |
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Resources Center; and |
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WHEREAS, Among the accolades conferred on Ms. Chavez have |
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been recognition as Woman of the Year at the Viva Raymondville |
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Awards in 2000 and 2003 and designation as a Hometown Hero by Valley |
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Telephone Cooperative; in 2010, she was inducted into the |
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BorderFest Walk of Fame; and |
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WHEREAS, Elma Chavez and her husband of nearly four decades, |
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Emilio Chavez, Jr., take great pride in their three children, |
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Michael, Lori, and Criselda, and in their three grandchildren; |
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Ms. Chavez is a valued member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church, |
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where she has served as a catechism teacher; and |
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WHEREAS, The residents of Raymondville and Willacy County |
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have benefited greatly from the skill, energy, and commitment that |
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Elma Chavez has brought to her civic endeavors, and it is indeed a |
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privilege to recognize her at this time; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Elma Esther Chavez for her contributions |
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to Willacy County as executive director of the Raymondville Chamber |
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of Commerce and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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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. Chavez as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |