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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, John Mares is retiring from his position as head |
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football coach and athletic director at Goliad High School at the |
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end of the 2014-2015 school year, drawing to a close an impressive |
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35-year career in education and athletics; and |
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WHEREAS, A 1969 graduate of St. Joseph High School in |
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Victoria, John Mares began his coaching career as an assistant at |
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Calhoun and Hallettsville Sacred Heart High Schools; he went on to |
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serve as head baseball coach and defensive coordinator of the |
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football team at Goliad High School before returning to his alma |
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mater in 1991; he spent two decades at St. Joseph, becoming the |
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winningest football coach in school history with an impressive 108 |
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victories and also holding the posts of athletic director and |
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basketball coach; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed mentor came back to Goliad High in |
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2010, taking over the school's baseball program and joining the |
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football staff as an assistant; he was promoted to athletic |
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director and head football coach in 2012, and he quickly helped the |
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Tigers find success on the gridiron; in his final season, the team |
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claimed the District 15-3A crown and advanced to the area round of |
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the University Interscholastic League playoffs, and Coach Mares |
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finished his career with an impressive 131-59 overall record in |
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football; moreover, a number of the school's other teams have found |
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success during his tenure as athletic director, capturing several |
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district championships; and |
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WHEREAS, During his retirement, Coach Mares plans to spend |
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more time with his children and grandchildren and to devote himself |
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to working on his ranch in Goliad County; and |
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WHEREAS, For three and a half decades, John Mares has helped |
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teach young Texans important lessons about teamwork and commitment, |
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and he may indeed reflect with pride on his many accomplishments as |
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he looks forward to the next exciting chapter of his life; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate John Mares on his retirement as |
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head football coach and athletic director at Goliad High School and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Coach Mares as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |