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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Joe Filoteo Jr. has greatly benefited his community |
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| 6 | 7 | | through his service as a coach and athletic director and in his work |
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| 7 | 8 | | as the head of the Edinburg Parks and Recreation Department; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, A member of the Waco High School Class of 1973, |
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| 9 | 10 | | Mr. Filoteo went on to graduate with bachelor's and master's |
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| 10 | 11 | | degrees in education from Baylor University; he began his coaching |
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| 11 | 12 | | career at Connally Junior High School in Elm Mott and later worked |
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| 12 | 13 | | at Lamar Consolidated High School in Rosenberg before being named |
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| 13 | 14 | | head basketball coach at Edinburg High School in 1983; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of two and a half decades at Edinburg |
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| 15 | 16 | | High, Mr. Filoteo achieved the most wins in school history, |
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| 16 | 17 | | compiling a total of 553 victories, and he led the Bobcats to three |
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| 17 | 18 | | quarterfinal, three area, and eight district championships; in |
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| 18 | 19 | | addition, he was named the All-Area and All-Valley Coach of the Year |
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| 19 | 20 | | on five occasions, and in 2008 he was selected as a State All-Star |
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| 20 | 21 | | Coach by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches and was |
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| 21 | 22 | | inducted into the Rio Grande Valley Sports Hall of Fame; that same |
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| 22 | 23 | | year, he was promoted to athletic director of the Edinburg |
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| 23 | 24 | | Consolidated Independent School District, and he ably served in |
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| 24 | 25 | | that capacity for seven years, earning the title of Athletic |
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| 25 | 26 | | Director of the Year from the City of Palms Coaching Clinic in 2011; |
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| 26 | 27 | | and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Filoteo began another notable chapter in his |
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| 28 | 29 | | career in 2014, when he was appointed the director of the Edinburg |
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| 29 | 30 | | Parks and Recreation Department; in that role, he has overseen the |
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| 30 | 31 | | department's sports programs, making valuable contributions to the |
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| 31 | 32 | | city's quality of life; and |
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| 32 | 33 | | WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Filoteo is blessed with |
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| 33 | 34 | | the love and support of his wife, Mary Lou Filoteo, and his two |
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| 34 | 35 | | children, Christopher Filoteo and Sabrina Salinas; and |
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| 35 | 36 | | WHEREAS, Through his commitment to public service and youth |
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| 36 | 37 | | athletics, Joe Filoteo has made a positive difference in the lives |
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| 37 | 38 | | of many people in the Edinburg area, and his efforts have earned him |
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| 38 | 39 | | the lasting respect and admiration of his fellow residents; now, |
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| 39 | 40 | | therefore, be it |
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| 40 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 41 | 42 | | Legislature hereby commend Joe Filoteo Jr. for his outstanding |
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| 42 | 43 | | achievements as a coach and athletic director and for his dedicated |
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| 43 | 44 | | service with the Edinburg Parks and Recreation Department and |
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| 44 | 45 | | extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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| 45 | 46 | | further |
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| 46 | 47 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 47 | 48 | | prepared for Mr. Filoteo as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 48 | 49 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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