H.R. No. 1679
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Christine Valennti-Gamucci of Corpus Christi is
being awarded a 2017-2018 Joe A. Gonzalez (JAG) Education Is Our
Freedom GED College Scholarship; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Valennti-Gamucci attends Del Mar College, where
she is studying architecture; and
WHEREAS, The Education Is Our Freedom scholarship program was
founded by Joe Gonzalez, a longtime public servant and advocate for
education; Mr. Gonzalez is currently serving his second term as
Nueces County commissioner for Precinct 2, having first been
elected to that office in 2010; he previously worked for more than
two decades with the United States Department of Justice, and after
retiring from the DOJ in 1999, he spent nine years as justice of the
peace for Precinct 1, Place 1, in Nueces County; he created the
Education Is Our Freedom program in memory of the late Drs. Hector
P. Garcia, Cleo Garcia, and Xico Garcia, and since its
establishment in 2005, some 1,165 scholarships have been awarded;
and
WHEREAS, A most deserving recipient, Christine
Valennti-Gamucci is demonstrating impressive drive and ability as
she works toward her scholastic and personal goals, and she may
indeed look forward to a future bright with promise; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Christine Valennti-Gamucci on her
receipt of a Joe A. Gonzalez (JAG) Education Is Our Freedom GED
College Scholarship and extend to her sincere best wishes for
continued success in all her endeavors; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Valennti-Gamucci as an expression of high regard
by the Texas House of Representatives.
Herrero
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1679 was adopted by the House on May
4, 2017, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House