SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 257 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to recognize Lucy E. Elizardi, who is retiring in May of 2015 from the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District after a distinguished 40-year career as an educator; and WHEREAS, Lucy Elizardi is a graduate of Pan American University; she began her career in education as a paraprofessional in Brownsville before joining the public school system in Harlingen; and WHEREAS, Over the course of her career in the district, she has taught at Jefferson Elementary School, Sam Houston Elementary School, and Coakley Middle School, where she has served for 21 years; and WHEREAS, Her students have greatly benefited from her skillful teaching methods, her sincere concern for the individual, and her wise counsel and encouragement; dedicated and resourceful, she has instilled in her students an appreciation for challenge and a love of learning; and WHEREAS, An exemplary educator, she is respected and admired by her students and her colleagues, and her presence in the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District will be greatly missed; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th Legislature, hereby commend Lucy E. Elizardi on her commitment to her students and her profession and extend to her best wishes for continued success in all her endeavors; and, be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for her as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. Lucio ________________________________ President of the Senate I hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Senate on February 25, 2015. ________________________________ Secretary of the Senate ________________________________ Member, Texas Senate