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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Silvia Margarita Cuellar Lemus of Houston began an |
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exciting new chapter of her life on September 21, 2016, when she |
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became an American citizen; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Santa Ana, El Salvador, Ms. Cuellar |
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earned her bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the |
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Universidad de El Salvador and her teaching certification from the |
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Universidad Catolica de Occidente; from 1993 to 2002, she worked as |
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a laboratory technician, a laboratory supervisor, and a technical |
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writer and editor; between 2002 and 2010, she taught math, science, |
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and English as a second language at Colegio Las Mercedes in Santa |
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Ana, and she also worked as a translator and a customer service |
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operator; and |
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WHEREAS, Since moving to the United States in 2010, |
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Ms. Cuellar has worked as a translator, a bilingual receptionist |
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and clerk, a customer service representative, and a campaign |
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assistant for State Representative Gene Wu; she is currently |
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employed as a project management assistant for Headworks |
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International; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of strong Christian faith, Ms. Cuellar |
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attends Lakewood Church, where she sings with the choir and has been |
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active with the Feeding Families Outreach, Helping Hands, Pastoral |
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Care, and Financial ministries, as well as with the Servolution |
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team; she has also generously offered her services as an |
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interpreter and translator for Barbara Jordan Endeavors, the |
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Neighborhood Centers Immigration Forums, and Lakewood Church's |
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Neighborhood Tax Center; and |
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WHEREAS, Through hard work, skill, and determination, |
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Ms. Cuellar has made a new life for herself and become a valued |
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member of the Houston community, and she may indeed reflect with |
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pride on all that she has accomplished as she swears her oath of |
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allegiance to the United States; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Silvia Margarita Cuellar Lemus on |
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becoming a naturalized American citizen and extend to her sincere |
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best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Cuellar as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Wu |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 276 was adopted by the House on |
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February 23, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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