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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, An exemplary student received well-deserved |
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recognition when Marlon Andre Picado was named a University of |
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Texas at El Paso Top Ten Senior for 2020; and |
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WHEREAS, Presented by the UTEP Alumni Association, the award |
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recognizes the university's most promising graduating or recently |
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graduated seniors; honorees are chosen on the basis of multiple |
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criteria, including academic achievement, involvement, leadership, |
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and service, both in the community and on campus; and |
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WHEREAS, Marlon Picado, an economics student at UTEP, has |
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been involved with the campus's Omicron Delta Epsilon chapter, and |
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he has taken opportunities to study abroad in Cuba and participate |
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in a community outreach project that required him to investigate |
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and assess the cost of care for migrants; in addition, he has taken |
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part in various other community programs, including the Harvard |
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University Immigration Initiative, and has benefited from working |
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with doctors at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in |
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El Paso; he hopes to one day become a physician and create a |
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nonprofit focused on providing health care to immigrant and |
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low-income populations along the Southwest border; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the dedication he has demonstrated in all |
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his endeavors, Marlon Picado has built a strong foundation for |
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continued achievement, and he is indeed deserving of this |
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prestigious accolade; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Marlon Andre Picado on his receipt |
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of a 2020 Top Ten Seniors Award from the UTEP Alumni Association and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Picado as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |