H.R. No. 2001
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Texans and visitors 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
preservation and maintenance of the historic buildings in the
Capitol Complex, and it approves all construction, repair, and
renovation work; it also operates the Bob Bullock Texas State
History Museum, the Texas State Cemetery, the Capitol Visitors
Center and gift shops, and the Capitol Visitors Parking Garage;
moreover, the agency provides educational and curatorial services,
offers guided tours to the public, and schedules and manages public
events; and
WHEREAS, Executive director Rod Welsh oversees the State
Preservation Board with the able assistance of the executive staff,
David L. Byers, Bob Cash, Erin Christensen, Linda L. Gaby, Dale
G. Hernandez, Alice B. James, Leslie Pawelka, Cindy Provine, and
Ann M. Vay, as well as the skilled members of the finance
department, Lindsey A. Alvarado, Barbara Hanus, Angela Knoll,
Yvette Rendon, Deanna L. Wall, and Vashyra Waller; the agency's
work further benefits from the support of its administrative
personnel, Virginia Benavidez, Robert M. Davis, Dana Dennett, Jane
A. Falkenberg, Patricia G. Hernandez-Ruiz, Valerie Simpson, and
Dale Sumers, as well as IT staff members Andre Bygrave and Rosemary
Rodriguez; and
WHEREAS, The curatorial staff consists of Richard
T. Eisenhour, Paige A. Hester, and Michelle Lambing; educational
tours of the Capitol are offered by Joyce Aldridge, William
Anderson, Cody Barnes, Leslie Covington, Marilena Crouchet,
Jeffrey Crunk, Priscilla Flowers, Analise Garcia, Carmen Garcia,
Carolyn Hoehle, Nancy Korzilius, Margie Paz, Laura Peckham,
Jeniffer Perales-Garcia, Marsha Rainey, Galen Randall, Karen Rohe,
Amanda Strittmatter, Maria Suarez, Comfort K. Tysen, Rachel Vogt,
Katheryn Wells, Derrick Wright, Jayme Zigler, and Georgia Zunker;
and
WHEREAS, Members of the public are welcomed every day to the
Capitol Visitors Center by staffers Charles Angel, Moin Ullah Baig,
Eric A. Boedy, Polly Chandler, Elizabeth Garzone, Stephanie
Mueller, Elizabeth K. Reid, Idali Reyes, Kandace D. Russell, Amy
Russell, Cortney Smith, Christopher Wagner, Kyle Walker, Jenna
Archuletta, and Leigh Gershman; the retail staff is overseen by
Sheryl D. Baker, Misha Karen Buckman, Michael J. Dillon, and
Carolyn Rzeppa, and its members include Cynthia Cervenka, Arcilia
Gonzalez, Nancy Hennessy, and Angelia Rios Hennigan at the Capitol
Visitors Center gift shop, Patricia-Ann Bass, Susie Brewer, So Yean
Chung, Tom Farley, Tracy Lee King, and Paula Dianne Talley at the
Capitol Extension gift shop, and Cady Bates, Michael Coronado,
Elizabeth A. Deutchman, and Karen N. Griffin at the retail
warehouse; and
WHEREAS, The outstanding employees who are responsible for
the care and maintenance of the landmark buildings and monuments
are Steven E. Aguirre, Nathan Harris, Kevin M. Koch, Joe Medina,
Christopher L. Nunn, Rachel S. Ramirez, Araceli Ripper, and Douglas
R. Young of facilities management, Tommy Bailey, Roberto Carlos
Benavides, Julie Boehm, Peter Castilleja, David Flanegan, Bill
Kleinebecker, Thomas Levitt, Chinh C. Nguyen, David Pham, Terry
L. Pyle, Scott Schmidt, James Skinner, Eric Tamayo, Vincent Tamayo,
Gregory V. Taylor, Phillip Torres, and Alex Villalobos of the
maintenance crew, Olibama Barron, Oralia Bautista De Martinez,
Laura G. Cuellar, Crisostoma Espino-Recendiz, Citlali
Gomez-Hernandez, Eliceo Hernandez, Marlen Hernandez, Aida Robles,
Maria Rodriguez, Rosalinda Sanchez, Flora Torres, Lloyd White, and
Shatora Williams of the housekeeping team, and Antonio Delgado,
Brent Dickerson, and Hector N. Medrano of the groundskeeping staff;
overseeing the operation of the Capitol Visitors Parking Garage are
Irene G. Arispe, Christopher B. Currens, Gladys Howard, Luke
McNicholas, Amanda Remillard, John Patrick Wessels, and Tony
Hubbard; and
WHEREAS, In addition to the commendable work of its Capitol
Complex employees, the State Preservation Board further serves the
public through its staff at the Bob Bullock Texas State History
Museum; led by director Margaret Koch, the museum's administrative
team consists of Kate Betz, Javier Cavazos, Elizabeth Esparza,
Derek E. Lemons, and Kevin Paris, and those employees handling
communications, creative services, external affairs, marketing,
and membership are Emily Morris, James Barela, Gilbert Medina, Hunt
Wellborn, Erin Shanahan, Nicole Shaffer, Leslie Adkins, and Chloe
Jones, with Lily Alpern, Andrew Malesky, and William Epperson
coordinating events, and Neal Johnson, David Munns, and Evan
Windham working in web and digital media; the museum's education
department consists of Shelby L. Barrera, Robin Davis, Angela
Kennedy, Kaitlin Lloyd, Rachel Manning, James McReynolds, Janene
Pearson, Gaila Sims, and Jessica Smarr, and its exhibits staff is
made up of Ashley Alvarado, Toni Beldock, Ed Bopp, Franck Cordes,
Angela Glasker, Sean Harrison, Mike Juen, Hannah Kemp, John
L. Peel, Stefan M. Ruff, Kathryn A. Siefker, and Thomas J. Wancho;
and
WHEREAS, Visitor service representatives and coordinators
for the Bullock Museum include Kyle Albrecht, Joseph Almand, Raegan
Bass, Denise Bell, Nicholas J. Byers, Greg Caparis, Morgan
Catching, Annalin Davis, Monet Flores, Melinda Franks, Theodora
Georgescu, Catherine Howk, Kaitlin Kuan, Kellyn Lappinga,
Jacqueline Martinez, Rosa Pedraza, Hamaila Qureshi, Gloria Maria
Ramirez, Patrick Sanderson, Kristi Senterfitt, Craig Simpson,
Michael Strittmatter, Lauren Troccoli, Dorothy Walker, and
Scotland Washington, and the facility's famed IMAX theater is
operated by Shae Stanford, Darla R. Anderson, Mathew Flowers, James
Jennings, and David Ripper; members of the museum's retail team
include Heidi P. Afkami, Michael Byers, Laura C. Kelly, and Tayebeh
Masomian, and its maintenance and housekeeping crew consists of
Eric Avery, Isaac L. Edwards, Freddie E. Flores, William
Rittenhouse, Moon Kim, Veronica Orduna, and Edith Broten; and
WHEREAS, In addition to the Capitol Complex and the Bullock
State History Museum, the SPB oversees the operation of the Texas
State Cemetery, which benefits from the support of staffers William
Erwin, Carlos Galvan, Jose Cruz Hernandez Puente, Nathan Stephens,
and Daniel Sutherland; and
WHEREAS, Through their dedicated stewardship of a rich
legacy, the administrators and employees 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 86th Texas
Legislature hereby commend the staff of the State Preservation
Board 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.
Anderson
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2001 was adopted by the House on May
27, 2019, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House