| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 650 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Residents of Hays County lost a beloved educator |
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| 6 | 6 | | with the passing of Armando Chapa of Kyle on April 13, 2022, at the |
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| 7 | 7 | | age of 81; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The son of Jose and Alberta Chapa, Armando Chapa was |
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| 9 | 9 | | born in Houston on January 1, 1941; he graduated from The University |
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| 10 | 10 | | of Texas at Austin and worked for the Gary Job Corps Center in San |
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| 11 | 11 | | Marcos; in 1974, he was recruited by the Hays-Blanco Special |
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| 12 | 12 | | Education Cooperative and was quickly promoted to special education |
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| 13 | 13 | | supervisor and then principal of Hays Middle School; he went on to |
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| 14 | 14 | | earn a master's degree in guidance and counseling from Prairie View |
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| 15 | 15 | | A&M University, and in 1986, he became the founding principal of |
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| 16 | 16 | | Wallace Middle School; thoughtful and caring, he took great |
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| 17 | 17 | | satisfaction in advising students, and in the early 1990s, he began |
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| 18 | 18 | | a long tenure as a counselor at Barton Middle School; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Although he retired in 2004, Mr. Chapa continued to |
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| 20 | 20 | | serve as a mentor in both the Hays Consolidated Independent School |
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| 21 | 21 | | District and Lockhart ISD; admired by all for his firm yet |
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| 22 | 22 | | collaborative leadership, great kindness, and marvelous sense of |
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| 23 | 23 | | humor, he was a role model in the Hispanic community and used his |
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| 24 | 24 | | platform to advocate tirelessly for education; in 2006, Hays ISD |
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| 25 | 25 | | named a newly built middle school in his honor; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Chapa was devoted to his wife of 55 years, |
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| 27 | 27 | | Evangelina "Angie" Chapa, and their five daughters, Veronica, |
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| 28 | 28 | | Cynthia, Rebecca, Jessica, and Cassandra; in later years, he knew |
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| 29 | 29 | | the joy of welcoming into his family seven grandchildren, |
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| 30 | 30 | | Christopher, Matthew, Jaxson, Jace, Joseph, Juliana, and Jordan; a |
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| 31 | 31 | | man of faith, he was a valued parishioner of St. Anthony Marie de |
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| 32 | 32 | | Claret Catholic Church and a member of the Knights of Columbus; he |
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| 33 | 33 | | was an avid reader and sports fan, and he supported the Hays Rebels |
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| 34 | 34 | | as a statistician, announcer, and journalist; and |
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| 35 | 35 | | WHEREAS, Armando Chapa enriched the lives of generations of |
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| 36 | 36 | | Central Texas students, and although he will be deeply missed by |
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| 37 | 37 | | those he left behind, they will forever treasure their memories of |
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| 38 | 38 | | his warmth, wisdom, and compassion; now, therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 40 | 40 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Armando Chapa and |
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| 41 | 41 | | extend sincere condolences to all who mourn his passing; and, be it |
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| 42 | 42 | | further |
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| 43 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 44 | 44 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 45 | 45 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Armando |
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| 46 | 46 | | Chapa. |
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| 47 | 47 | | Zwiener |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 50 | 50 | | I certify that H.R. No. 650 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 51 | 51 | | rising vote of the House on March 30, 2023. |
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| 52 | 52 | | ______________________________ |
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| 53 | 53 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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