H.R. No. 93
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, David Gilpin, athletic coordinator and head
football coach for Veterans Memorial High School in Mission, has
devoted nearly 30 years to enriching the lives of student-athletes;
and
WHEREAS, A native of Mission, Coach Gilpin graduated from
Mission High School in 1984 and earned a degree from the University
of North Texas; he began his coaching career in 1990 with Mission
Junior High School, guiding the seventh grade B football team for
two years before his promotion to Mission High School; there, he
initially coached the sophomore team and then became a varsity
assistant coach; he transferred to the newly opened Veterans
Memorial High School in 2002 and was an assistant until 2009, when
he was hired as head coach and athletic coordinator; and
WHEREAS, During the past five years, Coach Gilpin has helped
his players achieve historic success; the Patriots advanced to the
second round of the UIL state playoffs in 2014, 2015, and 2017 and
to the third round in 2016; that set the stage for 2018, when the
team reached the fourth round for the first time in school history,
finishing with an outstanding overall record of 12 wins and 2
losses; moreover, the season became even more special when his son,
Veterans Memorial quarterback Landry Gilpin, became the first Rio
Grande Valley athlete to be named the Mr. Texas Football Player of
the Year by Dave Campbell's Texas Football magazine; and
WHEREAS, David Gilpin's dedication, leadership, and
commitment to excellence have helped hundreds of students to excel
both on and off the field, and he is indeed worthy of recognition
for his inspiring record of service; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
Legislature hereby honor David Gilpin for his accomplishments as a
coach and educator and extend to him sincere best wishes for the
future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Coach Gilpin as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Muñoz, Jr.
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 93 was adopted by the House on
February 20, 2019, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House