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1	1	H.R. No. 2234
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, The accomplished life of Gloria Reyes Garcia of
6	6	Raymondville has inspired all who are privileged to know her; and
7	7	WHEREAS, Born on August 14, 1952, to migrant workers Jose and
8	8	Santos Sosa, Ms. Garcia attended Raymondville schools while working
9	9	alongside her family in the fields; as a young adult, she took a job
10	10	with a migrant worker outreach program called the Last Yellow Bus,
11	11	in which she drove people to and from their medical appointments and
12	12	delivered medications; and
13	13	WHEREAS, She was soon promoted to work in the referral
14	14	department of Su Clinica Familiar, a new local clinic with a focus
15	15	on migrant health care, and she went on to serve in several
16	16	positions, including assistant social worker and migrant hospital
17	17	coordinator, before being named the clinic manager in 1977; and
18	18	WHEREAS, After leaving the organization and pursuing a second
19	19	career in real estate, Ms. Garcia entered public service as a member
20	20	of the Raymondville Independent School District Board of Trustees;
21	21	she worked hard to improve the educational experience of area
22	22	children, successfully advocating for the passage of two school
23	23	bonds and helping secure salary increases for both teachers and
24	24	support staff; also during her tenure, she contributed important
25	25	leadership as vice president and president of the board; and
26	26	WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan has further served her fellow
27	27	citizens as vice president of the Su Clinica Familiar Board of
28	28	Directors and as a member of the National Advisory Council on
29	29	Migrant Health; moreover, between 1999 and 2001, she co-published a
30	30	weekly newspaper called the Willacy Times; in one of her well known
31	31	but less formal roles, she has assisted numerous survivors of
32	32	sexual violence, especially those who have nowhere else to turn;
33	33	and
34	34	WHEREAS, Ms. Garcia's real estate business has flourished
35	35	through the years, and she currently owns more than 100 acres of
36	36	land; she is supported in her endeavors by her husband, Richard, as
37	37	well as her five children, Sandra, Jennifer, Stacey, Erica, and
38	38	Richard; and
39	39	WHEREAS, Gloria Reyes Garcia has set an outstanding example
40	40	of hard work and generosity to which all may aspire, and it is
41	41	indeed a pleasure to recognize this distinguished Texan; now,
42	42	therefore, be it
43	43	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
44	44	Legislature hereby honor Gloria Reyes Garcia for her myriad
45	45	achievements and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued
46	46	success and happiness; and, be it further
47	47	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
48	48	prepared for Ms. Garcia as an expression of high regard by the Texas
49	49	House of Representatives.
50	50	Rios Ybarra
51	51	______________________________
52	52	Speaker of the House
53	53	I certify that H.R. No. 2234 was adopted by the House on May
54	54	25, 2009, by a non-record vote.
55	55	______________________________
56	56	Chief Clerk of the House