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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lucille Rochs is a beloved citizen of Fredericksburg |
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who has earned the respect and admiration of all who know her for |
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her many years of dedicated service to the Fredericksburg and |
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Gillespie County communities; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Sabinal in 1915, Mrs. Rochs earned her |
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bachelor's degree at Texas State University and her master's degree |
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in education at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio; she |
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went on to enjoy a teaching career in San Antonio, working in the |
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Edgewood and Northside Independent School Districts and also served |
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as a higher education instructor at San Antonio College and Sul Ross |
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State University; and |
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WHEREAS, On her retirement in the 1970s, Mrs. Rochs moved to |
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Fredericksburg, where she immersed herself in a multitude of |
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projects benefiting the community; she helped form the Gillespie |
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County Child Welfare Board and the Hill Country Community Needs |
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Council, and she has worked tirelessly through the years to raise |
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money for the Something From the Heart campaign that benefits the |
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Needs Council; in addition, she became the first female chair of the |
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Hill Country Memorial Hospital Board and served the board for a |
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total of 18 years; and |
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WHEREAS, At age 76, this dynamic woman won election to the |
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first of her two consecutive four-year terms on the city council; |
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she has continued to be a force in civic affairs, and her |
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contributions include helping the Hill Country University Center, |
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an institution founded in 2002, to build key academic partnerships |
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with Texas Tech University and Austin Community College; more |
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recently, she has served as the treasurer for the foundation |
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benefiting the Golden Hub Senior Center, which she played a role in |
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establishing some three decades ago; and |
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WHEREAS, Her passion, tenacity, and commitment to serving her |
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fellow residents have made Lucille Rochs an inspiration to all who |
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know her, and she may indeed reflect with pride on the many ways she |
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has enhanced the quality of life in the area she calls home; 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 commend Lucille Rochs for her civic engagement |
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and her long-standing dedication to Fredericksburg and Gillespie |
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County and extend to her warmest best wishes for continued |
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happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Rochs as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Miller of Comal |
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| Anderson of Dallas |
Hernandez |
Phillips |
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| Anderson of McLennan |
Herrero |
Pickett |
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| Bonnen of Brazoria |
Johnson |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| Bonnen of Galveston |
Kacal |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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| Burkett |
Keffer |
Romero, Jr. |
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| Burrows |
King of Hemphill |
Sanford |
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| Button |
King of Parker |
Schaefer |
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| Canales |
King of Taylor |
Schofield |
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| Capriglione |
King of Uvalde |
Schubert |
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| Craddick |
Landgraf |
Simpson |
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| Cyrier |
Laubenberg |
Smithee |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Lozano |
Stephenson |
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| Davis of Harris |
Lucio III |
Stickland |
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| Deshotel |
Márquez |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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| Dukes |
Martinez |
Thompson of Harris |
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| Dutton |
Martinez Fischer |
Tinderholt |
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| Elkins |
McClendon |
Turner of Collin |
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| Faircloth |
Metcalf |
Turner of Harris |
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| Fallon |
Meyer |
Turner of Tarrant |
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| Farney |
Miller of Comal |
Villalba |
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| Farrar |
Miller of Fort Bend |
Vo |
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| Flynn |
Morrison |
White of Bell |
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| Frank |
Muñoz, Jr. |
White of Tyler |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1849 was adopted by the House on April |
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22, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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