87R7850 CW-D

By: Canales H.R. No. 352

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, Sonia Armendariz is retiring as a Texas Works Advisor for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission on January 29, 2021, drawing to a close an exemplary career with the State of Texas that has spanned more than three decades; and

WHEREAS, In 1989, Ms. Armendariz began working for the state as a data entry operator for a regional case analysis unit; she conducted presentations for supervisors and program managers and trained with a number of departments; she subsequently joined a Child Protective Services case reading unit, and she went on to assume the roles of clerk III and human services technician, taking on myriad responsibilities that included transporting children within the foster care system; over the years, she has also been employed as a unit secretary for the Office of Eligibility Specialists; she has served in her current role as a Texas Works Advisor since 2016; and

WHEREAS, Retirement will afford Ms. Armendariz more time to spend with her treasured family, which includes her four children, Eduardo, Alexis, Armando, and Paola, and her granddaughter, Madison; and

WHEREAS, The dedication, expertise, and integrity demonstrated by Sonia Armendariz have greatly benefited her fellow Texans and earned her the respect and admiration of her peers, and she may indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent as she embarks on the next exciting chapter of her life; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Sonia Armendariz on her retirement from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Ms. Armendariz as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.