86R7213 SME-D
 
  By: Muñoz, Jr. H.R. No. 93
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, David Gilpin, athletic coordinator and head
  football coach for Veterans Memorial High School in Mission, has
  devoted nearly 30 years to enriching the lives of student-athletes;
  and
         WHEREAS, A native of Mission, Coach Gilpin graduated from
  Mission High School in 1984 and earned a degree from the University
  of North Texas; he began his coaching career in 1990 with Mission
  Junior High School, guiding the seventh grade B football team for
  two years before his promotion to Mission High School; there, he
  initially coached the sophomore team and then became a varsity
  assistant coach; he transferred to the newly opened Veterans
  Memorial High School in 2002 and was an assistant until 2009, when
  he was hired as head coach and athletic coordinator; and
         WHEREAS, During the past five years, Coach Gilpin has helped
  his players achieve historic success; the Patriots advanced to the
  second round of the UIL state playoffs in 2014, 2015, and 2017 and
  to the third round in 2016; that set the stage for 2018, when the
  team reached the fourth round for the first time in school history,
  finishing with an outstanding overall record of 12 wins and 2
  losses; moreover, the season became even more special when his son,
  Veterans Memorial quarterback Landry Gilpin, became the first Rio
  Grande Valley athlete to be named the Mr. Texas Football Player of
  the Year by Dave Campbell's Texas Football magazine; and
         WHEREAS, David Gilpin's dedication, leadership, and
  commitment to excellence have helped hundreds of students to excel
  both on and off the field, and he is indeed worthy of recognition
  for his inspiring record of service; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
  Legislature hereby honor David Gilpin for his accomplishments as a
  coach and educator and extend to him sincere best wishes for the
  future; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Coach Gilpin as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas House of Representatives.