Bill Text: TX HCR53 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Concurrent Resolution 53 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Honoring Viola Vasquez Milan of Midland for her 40 years of service as a schoolteacher in Texas.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)

Status: (Passed) 2011-02-24 - Signed by the Governor [HCR53 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-HCR53-Enrolled.html



	H.C.R. No. 53



	HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, Viola Vasquez Milan of Midland is celebrating her
	40th year as a public school teacher in Texas in 2011, making this a
	fitting opportunity to celebrate the achievements and
	contributions of this outstanding educator; and
	WHEREAS, A fourth-generation Texan, Mrs. Milan was born in
	Fort Stockton in 1949, and she graduated from St. Edward's
	University in Austin in 1971; and
	WHEREAS, Mrs. Milan began her distinguished career as a
	teacher in 1971, and she married Raymundo Milan in 1973; along with
	her husband, she helped establish one of the state's first
	bilingual programs in the Crystal City Independent School District;
	and
	WHEREAS, In 1974, Mrs. Milan joined the Midland Independent
	School District, and for the past 37 years, she has distinguished
	herself as a Spanish teacher at San Jacinto Junior High School;
	during her exemplary tenure, her students have regularly outscored
	other junior high and high school students in Midland on their final
	examinations and have taken top honors at many regional foreign
	language competitions; and
	WHEREAS, In addition to her classroom duties, Mrs. Milan
	coached girls' volleyball, basketball, and track and field, guiding
	and inspiring her teams to numerous district championships; she
	also participated actively in the GEAR UP college preparatory
	program, helping students pursue their dream of a college
	education; over the years, many of her former students have gone on
	to succeed, and a number are now lawyers, neurosurgeons,
	professional athletes, and elected officials; and
	WHEREAS, Mrs. Milan is a woman of strong religious faith, and
	she has been a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church in Midland for
	more than three decades; she has also been a member of the Texas
	Classroom Teachers Association, the St. Edward's University Alumni
	Association, and The University of Texas Longhorn Foundation; and
	WHEREAS, Throughout her career, Mrs. Milan has enjoyed the
	love and support of her husband of 38 years, retired Midland ISD
	administrator Raymundo Milan, as well as that of her children,
	Melina Milan Cannon, Rey Milan, and Melissa Milan, and her extended
	family; and
	WHEREAS, For 40 years and counting, Viola Milan has
	enlightened and inspired countless West Texas students with her
	dedication, passion, and commitment to excellence, and she may
	indeed take great pride in all that she has accomplished and all the
	lives she has touched as she celebrates this special anniversary;
	now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas
	hereby honor Viola Vasquez Milan for her four decades of service as
	a schoolteacher in Texas and extend to her sincere best wishes for
	continued success in her important work; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Mrs. Milan as an expression of high regard by the 82nd
	Texas Legislature.

	Craddick


	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House


	I certify that H.C.R. No. 53 was adopted by the House on
	February 8, 2011, by a non-record vote.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House


	I certify that H.C.R. No. 53 was adopted by the Senate on
	February 9, 2011, by a viva-voce vote.

	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	APPROVED: __________________
	Date

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	Governor