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1	1	H.R. No. 596
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, The citizens of Del Rio lost a beloved educator and
6	6	community leader with the passing of Irene Cardenas Cardwell on
7	7	August 25, 2008, at the age of 99; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Irene Cardenas was born on April 9, 1909, to Petra
9	9	and Serapio Cardenas of Del Rio; she graduated from Del Rio High
10	10	School in 1927 and earned a teacher's certificate and master's
11	11	degree in education from Sul Ross State Teachers College in Alpine;
12	12	and
13	13	WHEREAS, In 1932, this esteemed Texan married the love of her
14	14	life, Ernest Cardwell, and the couple shared 59 rewarding years of
15	15	matrimony; they became the parents of four children, Teresita,
16	16	Louis, Thomas, and David, and later had the pleasure of welcoming 10
17	17	grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren into their family; and
18	18	WHEREAS, Ms. Cardwell made innumerable contributions to the
19	19	lives of young Texans during her more than four decades in the field
20	20	of education; she taught first grade for over 31 years in the San
21	21	Felipe Independent School District, worked as an elementary school
22	22	principal for 14 years, and served at length in Washington, D.C., as
23	23	a presidential appointee to the National Advisory Council on the
24	24	Education of Disadvantaged Children; in 1999, on the date of her
25	25	90th birthday, her myriad accomplishments were recognized when
26	26	Travis Elementary, where she had previously worked, was renamed
27	27	Irene C. Cardwell Elementary School in her honor; and
28	28	WHEREAS, Dedicated to bettering her community, Ms. Cardwell
29	29	contributed to numerous committees and organizations and often took
30	30	on leadership roles in these efforts; a brief list of the groups she
31	31	aided includes the March of Dimes, the United Fund Drive, the
32	32	Diamond Jubilee Celebration Committee, the Val Verde Memorial
33	33	Hospital Women's Auxiliary, and the Val Verde County Library Board,
34	34	and there were many others; she also instituted such initiatives as
35	35	free citizenship classes with LULAC Council 353 and social
36	36	enhancement through the Boots and Bows Square Dance Club, and her
37	37	role in the formation of the first Girl Scout troop in her district
38	38	earned her the title of "Woman of Distinction" from the Girl Scouts
39	39	El Camino Council; and
40	40	WHEREAS, Many other accolades were conferred upon Ms.
41	41	Cardwell throughout her remarkable life; she was honored by the
42	42	Texas House of Representatives, by two Texas governors, by
43	43	President Richard Nixon for her service to disadvantaged children,
44	44	and by President Harry Truman for her contributions to the
45	45	Selective Service System; her contributions in education were
46	46	further acknowledged by the American Association of University
47	47	Women and the Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers, and her
48	48	diligent work in service to her church earned her the Archbishop
49	49	Francis Furey Bronze Medal as well as other honors; moreover, she
50	50	was named Lions Club Citizen of the Year, given the community
51	51	service award by the Knights of Columbus, and recognized by the U.S.
52	52	Department of Justice Immigration and Naturalization Service as
53	53	well as Casa de la Cultura in Del Rio; and
54	54	WHEREAS, Irene Cardwell led an accomplished, purposeful life
55	55	and inspired countless people with her words and deeds; although
56	56	she is deeply missed, her legacy of diligence, faith, and service to
57	57	her community will long resonate in Texas and throughout the
58	58	nation; now, therefore, be it
59	59	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
60	60	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Irene Cardenas
61	61	Cardwell and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family:
62	62	to her children, Louis Ernest Cardwell, Teresita Cardwell Rodriguez
63	63	and her husband, Donato, Thomas E. Cardwell and his wife, Libby, and
64	64	David E. Cardwell and his wife, Peggy; to her brother, Jesus
65	65	Cardenas; to her grandchildren, Donato Rodriguez III and his wife,
66	66	Dana, Linda Donovan and her husband, Jim, Tess Tejan, Louis
67	67	Cardwell and his wife, Pam, Nelson Cardwell and his wife, Rhonda,
68	68	and John, William, Belia, Ernest, and Theresa Cardwell; to her 14
69	69	great-grandchildren; and to her other relatives and friends; and,
70	70	be it further
71	71	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
72	72	prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
73	73	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Irene
74	74	Cardwell.
75	75	Gallego
76	76	______________________________
77	77	Speaker of the House
78	78	I certify that H.R. No. 596 was unanimously adopted by a
79	79	rising vote of the House on March 5, 2009.
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81	81	Chief Clerk of the House