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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Education is key to both individual opportunity and |
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the advancement of our society, and for three generations, the |
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Garza family of Peñitas has demonstrated an extraordinary |
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commitment to this vital endeavor; and |
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WHEREAS, Jose and Eva Garza started their life together in |
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this small border community in the 1930s, and they vowed that each |
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member of their growing family would one day earn a degree; with |
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hard work and perseverance, the couple became the proud parents of |
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nine college graduates: Jose Garza Jr., Odilia Garza Ochoa, Yolanda |
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Garza Guerrero, Telca Garza Porras, Jose Guadalupe Garza, Mario |
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Garza, Homero Garza, Diego Garza, and Hector E. Garza; and |
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WHEREAS, The love of learning that was instilled in the Garza |
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children has now been passed on to Jose and Eva's grandchildren and |
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great-grandchildren, and today, 38 members of the Garza family have |
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graduated from college; this remarkable triumph was recognized by |
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the Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives, which featured the |
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family in the "Our Journeys/Our Stories: Portraits of Latino |
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Achievement" exhibit at the National Museum of American History; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, With limited means yet a love that knew no |
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boundaries, Jose and Eva Garza charted a course for their family |
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that would lead them into successful careers across many |
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disciplines, and their inspiring story strikes a chord in the heart |
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of every parent who ever dreamed of a better life for their child; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 84th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby honor the Garza family for their record of accomplishments |
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in higher education and extend to them sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the family as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives and Senate. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 60 was adopted by the House on March |
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12, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 60 was adopted by the Senate on |
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March 23, 2015, by a viva-voce vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |