Bill Text: TX HCR53 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Viola Vasquez Milan of Midland for her 40 years of service as a schoolteacher in Texas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-02-24 - Signed by the Governor [HCR53 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HCR53-Enrolled.html
H.C.R. No. 53 |
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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 |