H.R. No. 82
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, In 2011, Cruz Garza, Jr., retired from Rio Grande
City High School, where he had been the auto body instructor for
more than four decades; and
WHEREAS, Born on October 2, 1939, in Los Villareales to Cruz
Garza and Guadalupe Rodriguez Garza, Cruz Garza, Jr., grew up in a
family of 14 children; he played baseball for Rio Grande City High
School and was part of the 1959 team that was the most successful in
the school's history; in 1961, two years after graduation, he
married his high school sweetheart, Diana Solis Garza, and together
they have shared a rewarding relationship and raised three
children, Clarissa, Diana Margot, and Luis Carlos; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Garza was hired as an auto body instructor by Rio
Grande City High School in 1970; over the next 41 years, he served
as a mentor to many students, and a number of those he taught won
first place in state competitions and went on to make their living
in the auto repair and maintenance fields; in recognition of his
outstanding work, he was named Teacher of the Year for the 1999-2000
school year; and
WHEREAS, A successful business owner in addition to being an
educator, Mr. Garza has run Garza's Paint and Body Shop since 1979,
and he plans to continue to oversee it in the years ahead; his other
plans include enjoying his newly remodeled house, tending his
goats, and spending time with his six grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, Cruz Garza, Jr., has made a positive difference in
the lives of many young Texans, and he may indeed reflect with pride
on a career well spent as he embarks on an exciting new chapter in
his life; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Cruz Garza,
Jr., on his retirement from Rio Grande City High School 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. Garza as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Guillen
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 82 was adopted by the House on June
28, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House