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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Sharyland Independent School District |
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celebrated the completion of the new Horacio "Lacho" Garza Jr. |
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Agriculture Science Facility in May 2017, and this provides a |
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welcome opportunity to pay tribute to Mr. Garza for his long and |
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accomplished career as an educator; and |
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WHEREAS, An alumnus of Texas A&M University--Kingsville, |
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Mr. Garza graduated with a bachelor's degree in agriculture |
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economics in 1982 and went on to earn teacher and horticultural |
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certification from the university, as well as a master's degree in |
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agriculture education; after beginning his career with the school |
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district as a student teacher at Sharyland High School in 1983, he |
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became an agriculture science teacher at the school later that |
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year, and he earned promotion to head of the career and technology |
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department in 1986; he served on a number of Sharyland committees as |
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well, and his tenure with the district ultimately spanned 32 years |
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before he retired in 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Garza has also been extensively involved in |
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agriculture education at the state and federal levels through his |
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involvement with such groups as the National FFA Organization, the |
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Texas FFA Association, the National Association of Agricultural |
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Educators, and the Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association of |
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Texas; moreover, he has held a variety of leadership roles with a |
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host of local boards and committees; and |
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WHEREAS, In recognition of his outstanding work, Mr. Garza |
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was selected as the Agriculture Workers State Teacher of the Year |
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for 2004 and the Sharyland ISD Secondary Teacher of the Year for |
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2003-2004; moreover, he was presented with a Distinguished Service |
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Award and an Honorary American Degree by the national FFA in 2003 |
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and an Honorary Lone Star Degree by the state FFA in 1987; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than three decades, Lacho Garza has devoted |
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himself to helping students build a strong foundation for future |
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success, and he may indeed reflect with pride on the positive |
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difference he has made in the lives of numerous young Texans; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Horacio "Lacho" Garza Jr. on his |
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outstanding career with the Sharyland Independent School District |
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and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued happiness and |
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fulfillment; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Garza as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Guerra |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1892 was adopted by the House on May |
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12, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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