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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Hays County lost a beloved educator |
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with the passing of Armando Chapa of Kyle on April 13, 2022, at the |
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age of 81; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Jose and Alberta Chapa, Armando Chapa was |
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born in Houston on January 1, 1941; he graduated from The University |
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of Texas at Austin and worked for the Gary Job Corps Center in San |
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Marcos; in 1974, he was recruited by the Hays-Blanco Special |
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Education Cooperative and was quickly promoted to special education |
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supervisor and then principal of Hays Middle School; he went on to |
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earn a master's degree in guidance and counseling from Prairie View |
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A&M University, and in 1986, he became the founding principal of |
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Wallace Middle School; thoughtful and caring, he took great |
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satisfaction in advising students, and in the early 1990s, he began |
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a long tenure as a counselor at Barton Middle School; and |
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WHEREAS, Although he retired in 2004, Mr. Chapa continued to |
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serve as a mentor in both the Hays Consolidated Independent School |
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District and Lockhart ISD; admired by all for his firm yet |
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collaborative leadership, great kindness, and marvelous sense of |
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humor, he was a role model in the Hispanic community and used his |
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platform to advocate tirelessly for education; in 2006, Hays ISD |
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named a newly built middle school in his honor; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Chapa was devoted to his wife of 55 years, |
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Evangelina "Angie" Chapa, and their five daughters, Veronica, |
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Cynthia, Rebecca, Jessica, and Cassandra; in later years, he knew |
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the joy of welcoming into his family seven grandchildren, |
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Christopher, Matthew, Jaxson, Jace, Joseph, Juliana, and Jordan; a |
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man of faith, he was a valued parishioner of St. Anthony Marie de |
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Claret Catholic Church and a member of the Knights of Columbus; he |
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was an avid reader and sports fan, and he supported the Hays Rebels |
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as a statistician, announcer, and journalist; and |
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WHEREAS, Armando Chapa enriched the lives of generations of |
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Central Texas students, and although he will be deeply missed by |
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those he left behind, they will forever treasure their memories of |
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his warmth, wisdom, and compassion; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Armando Chapa and |
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extend sincere condolences to all who mourn his passing; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Armando |
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Chapa. |