H.R. No. 3583
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Texans and tourists from across the nation benefit
greatly from the dedicated efforts of the employees of the State
Preservation Board; and
WHEREAS, This vital state agency is responsible for the
housekeeping, maintenance, and groundskeeping of the historic
buildings in the Capitol Complex, and it approves all construction,
repair, and renovation work; the agency also provides educational
and curatorial services, runs the Capitol Visitors Center and gift
shops, offers guided tours to the public, schedules and manages
public events, and operates the visitors parking garage; and
WHEREAS, Executive director John Sneed oversees the State
Preservation Board with the able assistance of the executive staff,
Christopher Currens, Linda Gaby, Shawn Goodnight, Dale Hernandez,
Alice James, Cynthia Provine, and Ann Vay, as well as the skilled
members of the finance and accounting department, Lindsey Alvarado,
Barbara Hanus, Anita Linscomb, Deanna Wall, Zhou Wu, and Monica
Young; the agency's work further benefits from the support of its
administrative personnel, David Byers, Andre Bygrave, William
Cromer, Robert Davis, Kimberley Ellars, Jane Falkenberg, Patricia
Hernandez-Ruiz, Rachel Ramirez, Valerie Rockwell, and Helen
Sumers; and
WHEREAS, The curatorial staff consists of Richard Eisenhour,
Michelle Lambing, and Paige Weed; offering educational tours are
Ashley Barnes, Matthew D'Agostino, Elizabeth Reid, Alana Rooke,
Jenna Archuletta, Eric Boedy, Elizabeth Garzone, Katherine Ricks,
Kandace Russell, R. Kyle Schlafer, Kyle Walker, Cat McGrath-Farmer,
William Padgett, Aaron Smith, Leslie Covington, Jason Crouch,
Adriel Greene, Byron King, Nancy Korzilius, Diandra Maldonado, Roni
Morales, Justin Odom, Margie Paz, James Poland, Sarah Robinson,
Karen Rohe, Kimberly Thurman, Comfort Tysen, Esther Van Hout, Nora
Winslow, Amy Wolfgang, Georgia Zunker, and Nicholas Edwards; and
WHEREAS, Members of the public are welcomed every day to the
Capitol and the Visitors Center by these friendly staffers: Sheryl
Baker, Victor Hotho, Derek Lemons, Nancy Hennessy, Marlon Kelley,
Joe Lung, William Mixon, Ann Vargas, Lillian Westhead, Misha
Woodall, Angela Carver, Gina Filipponi, and Angelia Hennigan; other
essential members of the SPB team are Michael Coronado, Elizabeth
Deutchman, and Karen Griffin at the retail warehouse and Irene
Arispe, Jasen Fonseca, Gladys Howard, Maria Martinez, Charles
McGuire, Brenda Miller, John Morrow, and Amanda Remillard at the
visitors parking garage; and
WHEREAS, The outstanding employees who are responsible for
the care and maintenance of these treasured landmarks are Steven
Aguirre, Bob Cash, Kevin Koch, Mark Lindsey, Joe Medina, and
Douglas Young of facilities management, Eric Avery, Tommy Bailey,
Roberto Benavides, Roger Calkins, Regis Cannon, Delbert Friar,
Ricky Grimes, William Hoes, William Kleinebecker, Terry Pyle,
Lawrence Starkes, Robert Tamayo, Vincent Tamayo, Alejandro
Villalobos, and William Wilson of the maintenance crew, Maria
Alvarado, Lawrence Aros, Betty Benavides, Laura Cuellar, Sylvia
Daniels, Eliceo Hernandez, Diane Magallanez, Chinh Nguyen, Aida
Robles, Maria Rodriguez, Gregory Taylor, Flora Torres, Maria
Montero, and Neil Niemann of the housekeeping team, and Antonio
Delgado, Jeffery Dickerson, Richard Grube, and Hector Medrano of
the groundskeeping staff; and
WHEREAS, Through their dedicated stewardship of a rich
legacy, the men and women of the State Preservation Board are
rendering a vital service to the people of Texas and introducing
countless visitors to the remarkable story of the Lone Star State;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby honor the State Preservation Board and recognize
its employees for their exemplary service; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the State Preservation Board as an expression of high
regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Howard
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 3583 was adopted by the House on June
1, 2015, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House