Bill Text: TX HR13 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 13 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: In memory of former Humble ISD superintendent Dr. Guy M. Sconzo.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2021-03-18 - Reported enrolled [HR13 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HR13-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 13



	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The citizens of Humble lost a beloved community
	leader with the death of retired Humble Independent School District
	superintendent Dr. Guy M. Sconzo on April 21, 2020; and
	WHEREAS, Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1952, Guy Sconzo
	earned a bachelor's degree in English literature and secondary
	education from Wagner College, a master's degree in educational
	administration from New York University, and a Ph.D. in educational
	administration from The Ohio State University; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. Sconzo began his exemplary 44-year career in
	education as a high school English teacher before moving into
	administration; he was a school superintendent for a total of 26
	years, serving as superintendent of the Middletown Township Public
	Schools in New Jersey and the Nordonia Hills City School District in
	Ohio and as acting superintendent in Oklahoma City before becoming
	superintendent of the Humble Independent School District in 2001;
	and
	WHEREAS, Over the course of his 15-year tenure with Humble
	ISD, Dr. Sconzo helped oversee the opening of 14 new campuses to
	accommodate the district's rapid growth from 23,000 to more than
	41,000 students; in 2007, he was named the Texas Association of
	School Administrators Superintendent of the Year as well as TASA's
	nominee for National Superintendent of the Year; he was named
	Region 4 Superintendent of the Year in 2013, and under his
	leadership, Humble ISD was named Best Large School District in the
	2015 H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards program; after retiring
	in 2016, he served as executive director of the Fast Growth School
	Coalition; and
	WHEREAS, In addition to his many professional achievements,
	Dr. Sconzo further contributed to his community through his service
	on the boards of the Flaming Arrow District of the Boy Scouts of
	America, Humble Area Assistance Ministries, Humble
	Intercontinental Rotary Club, and the Lake Houston Area Chamber of
	Commerce; in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, he helped lead the
	Recover Lake Houston project, and he gamely discoed and tap-danced
	on stage to benefit children in the Lake Houston Family YMCA Dancing
	for Partners event; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. Sconzo was a loving husband to his wife, Diane,
	and he took great pride in his children, Michael and Jennifer, and
	his grandchildren, Milana, Noah, Benjamin, and Isabelle; a man of
	great warmth and kindness, he had a unique talent for remembering
	the names of everyone he met, and he was known for his kind
	handwritten notes and the charity dinner parties he hosted in his
	home; and
	WHEREAS, A devoted family man and an admired educator and
	administrator, Guy Sconzo lived a rich and purposeful life
	dedicated to the service of countless students over the years, and
	he leaves behind a legacy that will continue to inspire all those
	who knew him; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Dr. Guy M. Sconzo
	and extend heartfelt sympathy to his family and many friends; and,
	be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Guy Sconzo.

	Huberty

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 13 was unanimously adopted by a rising
	vote of the House on March 10, 2021.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House