H.R. No. 2002

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, University of Texas sports fans bade farewell to a
	renowned college baseball coach with the passing of August Edmun
	Garrido Jr. on March 15, 2018, at the age of 79; and
	WHEREAS, Augie Garrido was born in Vallejo, California, on
	February 6, 1939; a member of the Fresno State University baseball
	team, he was named all-conference and competed in the 1959 College
	World Series; following graduation in 1961, he signed with the
	Cleveland Indians and played six seasons in the minor leagues; and
	WHEREAS, After launching his coaching career in 1966 at
	Sierra High School in Tollhouse, California, Mr. Garrido rose to
	the college ranks when he became head coach at San Francisco State
	University in 1969, and he took charge of the Cal Poly program the
	following year; named head coach at California State University,
	Fullerton, in 1973, he produced three College World Series
	champions in 21 total years with the Titans, and he also won two Big
	10 Conference titles at the University of Illinois; and
	WHEREAS, Coach Garrido brought his distinctive coaching
	style to The University of Texas at Austin in 1997; under his
	guidance, the Longhorns broke a six-year drought with a berth in the
	2000 College World Series and went on to make seven additional CWS
	appearances and to claim two national championships; UT also won
	seven Big 12 Conference titles during his tenure, and when he
	retired in 2016, he was college baseball's all-time winningest
	coach with 1,975 victories; and
	WHEREAS, Credited with the development of 15 Major League
	Baseball first-round draft picks, Coach Garrido also mentored four
	National Players of the Year and 53 All-Americans over the course of
	his legendary career; moreover, he was a six-time National Coach of
	the Year and was inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of
	Fame and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame; and
	WHEREAS, Widely considered one of the greatest college
	baseball coaches of all time, Augie Garrido was beloved for his wit,
	wisdom, and unique psychological approach to the game, and his
	myriad achievements will continue to be remembered and admired for
	many years to come; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of August Edmun Garrido
	Jr. and extend heartfelt sympathy to all those who mourn his
	passing; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Augie
	Garrido.
	Raymond
	Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Noble
	Allen Guillen Oliverson
	Allison Gutierrez Ortega
	Anchia Harless Pacheco
	Anderson Harris Paddie
	Ashby Hefner Parker
	Bailes Hernandez Patterson
	Beckley Herrero Paul
	Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Perez
	Bell of Montgomery Holland Phelan
	Bernal Howard Price
	Biedermann Huberty Ramos
	Blanco Hunter Raney
	Bohac Israel Raymond
	Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Reynolds
	Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez
	Buckley Johnson of Harris Romero, Jr.
	Bucy Kacal Rose
	Burns King of Hemphill Rosenthal
	Burrows King of Parker Sanford
	Button King of Uvalde Schaefer
	Cain Klick Shaheen
	Calanni Krause Sheffield
	Canales Kuempel Sherman, Sr.
	Capriglione Lambert Shine
	Clardy Landgraf Smith
	Cole Lang Smithee
	Coleman Larson Springer
	Collier Leach Stephenson
	Cortez Leman Stickland
	Craddick Longoria Stucky
	Cyrier Lopez Swanson
	Darby Lozano Talarico
	Davis of Dallas Lucio III Thierry
	Davis of Harris Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
	Dean Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
	Deshotel Metcalf Tinderholt
	Dominguez Meyer Toth
	Dutton Meza Turner of Dallas
	Farrar Middleton Turner of Tarrant
	Fierro Miller VanDeaver
	Flynn Minjarez Vo
	Frank Moody Walle
	Frullo Morales White
	Geren Morrison Wilson
	Gervin-Hawkins Muñoz, Jr. Wray
	Goldman Murphy Wu
	González of Dallas Murr Zedler
	González of El Paso Neave Zerwas
	Goodwin Nevárez Zwiener
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 2002 was unanimously adopted by a rising
	vote of the House on May 24, 2019.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House