SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 646
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize Yolanda Garcia Olivarez, who has been selected as a
2009 Texas Sor Juana Women of Achievement honoree; and
WHEREAS, Sor Juana Ins de la Cruz was a 17th-century
Mexican nun, poet, mathematician, and brilliant intellectual who
challenged her culture and religion with her belief that women
have a right to an education and creative freedom; and
WHEREAS, Yolanda Olivarez, a senior vice president at
Wells Fargo, has been active in many Corpus Christi community
groups through the years; she served for 12 years as a Corpus
Christi port commissioner and has worked with such diverse
organizations as the American Heart Association, the Coastal
Bend Bays and Estuaries Program, and the Del Mar College
Foundation; and
WHEREAS, She worked with the Corpus Christi Community
Development Corporation in partnership with other groups to aid
many Corpus Christi families in acquiring homes of their own; she
is a devoted wife to her husband, Rolando Olivarez, and a loving
mother to her daughter, Sophia Olivarez; and
WHEREAS, Yolanda Olivarez has exemplified the courage,
creativity, and determination of Sor Juana Ins de la Cruz, and
she is truly deserving of this prestigious award; now, therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st
Legislature, hereby commend Yolanda Garcia Olivarez on her many
accomplishments and extend congratulations to her on being named
a 2009 Texas Sor Juana Woman of Achievement; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
Hinojosa
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on April 17, 2009.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate