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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Elva Yolanda Morado is retiring from the Texas A&M |
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| 6 | 7 | | AgriLife Extension Service on August 31, 2021, drawing to a close an |
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| 7 | 8 | | exemplary career with the agency that has spanned more than four and |
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| 8 | 9 | | a half decades; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Morado first joined Texas A&M AgriLife |
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| 10 | 11 | | Extension in 1974, and she served as a Family and Consumer Sciences |
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| 11 | 12 | | program leader at offices in Duval, Jim Hogg, Zapata, and McMullen |
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| 12 | 13 | | Counties; during that time, she also held the role of county |
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| 13 | 14 | | extension agent at-large in McMullen County; in 1976, she |
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| 14 | 15 | | transferred to the Starr County office, where she currently works |
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| 15 | 16 | | as an FCS program leader, county administrator, and county |
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| 16 | 17 | | extension agent; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of her tenure with the agency, |
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| 18 | 19 | | Ms. Morado has been active with numerous groups and committees at |
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| 19 | 20 | | the district, state, and national levels; her contributions have |
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| 20 | 21 | | included chairing the South Texas Regional Cholera Task Force, |
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| 21 | 22 | | participating in the Governor's Conference on Volunteerism, and |
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| 22 | 23 | | serving on the National 4-H Council Hispanic Advisory Committee; |
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| 23 | 24 | | she has further distinguished herself through her involvement in |
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| 24 | 25 | | multiple grant writing and review teams, as well as a number of |
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| 25 | 26 | | professional and civic organizations; and |
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| 26 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Among her many accolades, Ms. Morado has received a |
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| 27 | 28 | | State Distinguished Achievement Award from the Texas Extension |
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| 28 | 29 | | Specialists Association, a Humanitarian Award from the McAllen |
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| 29 | 30 | | Rotary Club, and a 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award; in addition, |
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| 30 | 31 | | she was named a Texas A&M University System Regents Fellow in 2009; |
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| 31 | 32 | | she holds a bachelor's degree from Texas A&I University in |
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| 32 | 33 | | Kingsville; and |
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| 33 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Through her dedication, expertise, and commitment |
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| 34 | 35 | | to excellence, Elva Morado has greatly benefited her fellow Texans |
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| 35 | 36 | | and earned the lasting respect and admiration of her colleagues, |
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| 36 | 37 | | and she may indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent as she |
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| 37 | 38 | | embarks on the next exciting chapter of her life; now, therefore, be |
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| 38 | 39 | | it |
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| 39 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 40 | 41 | | Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Elva Yolanda |
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| 41 | 42 | | Morado on her retirement from the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension |
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| 42 | 43 | | Service and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, |
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| 43 | 44 | | be it further |
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| 44 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 45 | 46 | | prepared for Ms. Morado as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 46 | 47 | | House of Representatives. |
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