84R19258 BK-D
By: Miller of Comal H.R. No. 1849
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Lucille Rochs is a beloved citizen of Fredericksburg
who has earned the respect and admiration of all who know her for
her many years of dedicated service to the Fredericksburg and
Gillespie County communities; and
WHEREAS, Born in Sabinal in 1915, Mrs. Rochs earned her
bachelor's degree at Texas State University and her master's degree
in education at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio; she
went on to enjoy a teaching career in San Antonio, working in the
Edgewood and Northside Independent School Districts and also served
as a higher education instructor at San Antonio College and Sul Ross
State University; and
WHEREAS, On her retirement in the 1970s, Mrs. Rochs moved to
Fredericksburg, where she immersed herself in a multitude of
projects benefiting the community; she helped form the Gillespie
County Child Welfare Board and the Hill Country Community Needs
Council, and she has worked tirelessly through the years to raise
money for the Something From the Heart campaign that benefits the
Needs Council; in addition, she became the first female chair of the
Hill Country Memorial Hospital Board and served the board for a
total of 18 years; and
WHEREAS, At age 76, this dynamic woman won election to the
first of her two consecutive four-year terms on the city council;
she has continued to be a force in civic affairs, and her
contributions include helping the Hill Country University Center,
an institution founded in 2002, to build key academic partnerships
with Texas Tech University and Austin Community College; more
recently, she has served as the treasurer for the foundation
benefiting the Golden Hub Senior Center, which she played a role in
establishing some three decades ago; and
WHEREAS, Her passion, tenacity, and commitment to serving her
fellow residents have made Lucille Rochs an inspiration to all who
know her, and she may indeed reflect with pride on the many ways she
has enhanced the quality of life in the area she calls home; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby commend Lucille Rochs for her civic engagement
and her long-standing dedication to Fredericksburg and Gillespie
County and extend to her warmest best wishes for continued
happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mrs. Rochs as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.