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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Elvis Hernandez, a longtime coach and administrator |
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in the Rio Grande Valley, passed away on February 22, 2015, at the |
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age of 53, leaving behind a host of admirers to reflect on a legacy |
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rich in meaningful accomplishments; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on February 10, 1962, to Efraim and Carmen |
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Hernandez, Elvis Hernandez graduated in 1980 from Saint Joseph |
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Academy in Brownsville, where he was a member of the 1977 state |
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championship football team; he later attended The University of |
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Texas--Pan American, earning a bachelor's degree in kinesiology and |
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a minor in biology; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan began his notable career in |
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education and athletics at Rivera High School, where he coached |
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several sub-varsity teams to district championships; Coach |
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Hernandez then returned to his alma mater in 1993, serving as the |
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head football coach and athletic director at Saint Joseph and |
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leading the Bloodhounds to the state playoffs on several occasions; |
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he next spent four years at Santa Rosa High School, where he also |
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led teams to the playoffs, and from 2004 to 2012 he ran the athletic |
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department and coached the football team at Progreso High School, |
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greatly adding to the squad's record of achievement; and |
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WHEREAS, Widely respected within his profession, Coach |
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Hernandez frequently offered his help and sage advice to fellow |
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coaches in the Rio Grande Valley; moreover, he gave freely of his |
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time and energy as a mentor for countless young athletes and |
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students over the years, emphasizing the importance of discipline |
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and attention to detail in leading a productive life in adulthood; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Elvis Hernandez especially cherished his role as a |
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husband and parent; he enjoyed the love and support of his college |
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sweetheart, Norma, with whom he shared more than three decades of |
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marriage, and he was a devoted father to his two daughters, Sheila |
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and Amanda; in his leisure time, he delighted in spending time |
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outside, fishing and barbecuing; and |
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WHEREAS, Elvis Hernandez lived a generous life dedicated to |
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his work, his community, and his family, and he will be fondly |
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remembered for his positive and caring nature by all those who were |
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privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Elvis Hernandez and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Norma Hernandez; to his daughters, Sheila and Amanda |
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Hernandez; to his mother, Carmen Hernandez; to his siblings and |
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their spouses, Sonia Hernandez-Keeble and her husband, Leon, |
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Yolanda Kruger and her husband, Gerald, and Jerry Delgado and his |
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wife, Norma; and to his other relatives, friends, and many former |
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students; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Elvis |
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Hernandez. |
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Oliveira |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1246 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 26, 2015. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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