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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Former students and colleagues gathered on March 27, |
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2013, to honor Margarita Moreno for her four decades of service as |
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an educator in the Kingsville Independent School District; and |
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WHEREAS, A 1942 graduate of H. M. King High School, |
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Ms. Moreno first began teaching at the age of 19, using an emergency |
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teaching certificate being issued at the time to make up for the |
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loss of male teachers to military service during World War II; in |
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1947, she received her bachelor's degree in elementary education |
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from Texas A&I University and earned her master's degree three |
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years later; she joined Kleberg Elementary in 1949, and she |
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remained on the staff until 1975, when she was transferred to Harvey |
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Elementary; she spent the final decade of her career at Perez |
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Elementary, retiring in 1984; and |
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WHEREAS, This longtime educator has been praised for her |
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dedication to her students, her kindness, and her emphasis on |
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bilingualism in her classroom; now 89, Ms. Moreno was recognized |
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for her many contributions to the community at the March |
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celebration, which was held at the Kleberg Elementary School |
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library; and |
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WHEREAS, Margarita Moreno has had a positive influence on the |
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lives of generations of area Texans, and she inspired in her |
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students a love of learning that has served them well throughout |
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their lives; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Margarita Moreno for her 40 years of |
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service to the students of Kingsville ISD and extend to her sincere |
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best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Moreno as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |