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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Adan Gonzalez of Dallas won the Men's 165 Elite |
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Division title at the 2013 United States Intercollegiate Boxing |
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Association National Championship Tournament, held April 11-13 in |
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San Francisco; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Gonzalez first started boxing at the age of |
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nine, introduced to the sport by his father, and he flourished in |
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the sweet science from the outset; now the cocaptain of the |
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Georgetown University club boxing team, he was the only Hoyas |
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fighter to win a title at the championships, where he triumphed over |
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national finalist Sebastian Doerner of the University of San |
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Francisco; and |
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WHEREAS, This outstanding Texas athlete has excelled in the |
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classroom as well; he was a straight-A student at W. H. Adamson High |
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School in Dallas, where he was voted 2011 Student of the Year by |
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Junior Achievement, and his academic excellence earned him a full |
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scholarship to Georgetown; Mr. Gonzalez is the first member of his |
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family to attend college, and he is hopeful that his achievements |
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will help encourage others to pursue higher education; and |
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WHEREAS, By proving himself one of the finest collegiate |
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boxers in the United States, Adan Gonzalez has established himself |
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as an exceptional athlete and an inspiring role model, and his |
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accomplishment is a source of great pride to his family and his |
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community; 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 Adan Gonzalez on capturing the |
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Men's 165 Elite Division title at the 2013 United States |
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Intercollegiate Boxing Association National Championship |
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Tournament and extend to him 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 Mr. Gonzalez as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |