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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The passing of Alfredo Valles of El Paso on February |
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| 6 | 7 | | 12, 2021, at the age of 60, has deeply saddened his family, his |
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| 7 | 8 | | friends, and the many students whose lives he touched over the |
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| 8 | 9 | | course of his career as an educator; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Alfredo Valles, who was affectionately known as |
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| 10 | 11 | | "Freddy," was born in El Paso on July 28, 1960, to Filiberta and |
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| 11 | 12 | | Eulalio Valles; he grew up with the companionship of six siblings, |
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| 12 | 13 | | Romie, Annie, Sylvia, Richard, Sandy, and Irene; from the time he |
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| 13 | 14 | | was a small child, he began showing an interest in music, and he |
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| 14 | 15 | | went on to learn to play the trumpet; after graduating from |
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| 15 | 16 | | Jefferson High School in 1978, he set his sights on a career as a |
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| 16 | 17 | | music teacher, leading him to earn a degree in music education from |
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| 17 | 18 | | West Texas State University in 1982; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, At age 21, Mr. Valles took his first job as band |
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| 19 | 20 | | director at Andress High School, becoming the youngest person ever |
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| 20 | 21 | | hired to the position; over the course of 39 years with the El Paso |
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| 21 | 22 | | Independent School District, he worked primarily in El Paso's |
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| 22 | 23 | | Segundo Barrio neighborhood at Guillen Middle School and Bowie High |
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| 23 | 24 | | School; he was passionate about his role as an educator, and he took |
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| 24 | 25 | | immense interest in not only teaching his students how to read music |
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| 25 | 26 | | and play instruments, but also instilling in them confidence, |
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| 26 | 27 | | discipline, and other important values; the fulfillment he found in |
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| 27 | 28 | | his work led him to forgo retirement for years to continue serving |
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| 28 | 29 | | area youth; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Outside of schools and classrooms, Mr. Valles |
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| 30 | 31 | | expressed his musical talents as a member of nearly a dozen bands; |
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| 31 | 32 | | he most recently played gigs with the Starliners, and he was known |
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| 32 | 33 | | to perform with his band at many large family gatherings; and |
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| 33 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Valles cherished his circle of loved ones above |
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| 34 | 35 | | all else; he married the love of his life, Elvira, in 1988, and the |
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| 35 | 36 | | couple devotedly raised three treasured children, Katherine, |
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| 36 | 37 | | Alfred Anthony, and Nicholas; Mr. Valles was overjoyed to welcome |
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| 37 | 38 | | into the family three grandchildren, Trinity, AJ, and Aliq, and he |
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| 38 | 39 | | always supported and encouraged his children, grandchildren, |
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| 39 | 40 | | nieces, and nephews in all their endeavors; and |
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| 40 | 41 | | WHEREAS, Freddy Valles made a profound and lasting impression |
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| 41 | 42 | | on the hearts of many people, and although he is deeply missed, he |
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| 42 | 43 | | will forever be remembered with admiration and affection; now, |
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| 43 | 44 | | therefore, be it |
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| 44 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 45 | 46 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute the memory of Alfredo Valles and |
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| 46 | 47 | | extend deepest sympathy to all those who mourn his passing; and, be |
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| 47 | 48 | | it further |
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| 48 | 49 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 49 | 50 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 50 | 51 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Freddy |
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| 51 | 52 | | Valles. |
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