82S11043 MGR-D
By: Guillen H.R. No. 142
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Rodolfo Carlos Salinas, Jr., of Rio Grande City has
distinguished himself through his service as an educator and as a
community leader; and
WHEREAS, Born in Rio Grande City, R. C. Salinas graduated
from high school in Corpus Christi and earned a bachelor's degree in
history and a master's degree in education administration from
Texas A&M University; he began his 34-year career in education in
his hometown in 1960, and he worked in a number of capacities over
the following decades, teaching high school history, serving as a
middle school principal, performing administrative work in the
district's central office, and becoming a federal programs
coordinator; he retired from the public schools in 1994; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Salinas has taught in the Starr County juvenile
detention facility for five years and also teaches children from
Mexico to speak English; a Catholic deacon for more than three
decades, he is presently assigned to Sacred Heart parish in Starr
County and to the county's juvenile detention facility; in
addition, he is involved in promoting tours of Rio Grande City and
the surrounding area, and he has published articles in the Monitor,
a Rio Grande Valley newspaper; in his spare time, he collects local
stories and legends and loves to read, particularly history books;
and
WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Salinas enjoys the love
and support of his wife, Sylvia, with whom he has shared 38 years,
his two children, Dr. Dora Sylvia Salinas Garcia and her husband,
Americo, and Juan Carlos Salinas, and his two grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, R. C. Salinas has garnered the lasting respect and
admiration of his fellow citizens through his commitment to
education and to the young people of Starr County, and he is indeed
deserving of special recognition; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby honor R. C. Salinas, Jr.,
for his contributions to his community and extend to him sincere
best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Salinas as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.