Bill Text: TX HR2001 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending the staff of the State Preservation Board for their service.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-28 - Reported enrolled [HR2001 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR2001-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2001 |
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WHEREAS, Texans and visitors from across the nation benefit | ||
greatly from the dedicated efforts of the employees of the State | ||
Preservation Board; and | ||
WHEREAS, This vital state agency is responsible for the | ||
preservation and maintenance of the historic buildings in the | ||
Capitol Complex, and it approves all construction, repair, and | ||
renovation work; it also operates the Bob Bullock Texas State | ||
History Museum, the Texas State Cemetery, the Capitol Visitors | ||
Center and gift shops, and the Capitol Visitors Parking Garage; | ||
moreover, the agency provides educational and curatorial services, | ||
offers guided tours to the public, and schedules and manages public | ||
events; and | ||
WHEREAS, Executive director Rod Welsh oversees the State | ||
Preservation Board with the able assistance of the executive staff, | ||
David L. Byers, Bob Cash, Erin Christensen, Linda L. Gaby, Dale | ||
G. Hernandez, Alice B. James, Leslie Pawelka, Cindy Provine, and | ||
Ann M. Vay, as well as the skilled members of the finance | ||
department, Lindsey A. Alvarado, Barbara Hanus, Angela Knoll, | ||
Yvette Rendon, Deanna L. Wall, and Vashyra Waller; the agency's | ||
work further benefits from the support of its administrative | ||
personnel, Virginia Benavidez, Robert M. Davis, Dana Dennett, Jane | ||
A. Falkenberg, Patricia G. Hernandez-Ruiz, Valerie Simpson, and | ||
Dale Sumers, as well as IT staff members Andre Bygrave and Rosemary | ||
Rodriguez; and | ||
WHEREAS, The curatorial staff consists of Richard | ||
T. Eisenhour, Paige A. Hester, and Michelle Lambing; educational | ||
tours of the Capitol are offered by Joyce Aldridge, William | ||
Anderson, Cody Barnes, Leslie Covington, Marilena Crouchet, | ||
Jeffrey Crunk, Priscilla Flowers, Analise Garcia, Carmen Garcia, | ||
Carolyn Hoehle, Nancy Korzilius, Margie Paz, Laura Peckham, | ||
Jeniffer Perales-Garcia, Marsha Rainey, Galen Randall, Karen Rohe, | ||
Amanda Strittmatter, Maria Suarez, Comfort K. Tysen, Rachel Vogt, | ||
Katheryn Wells, Derrick Wright, Jayme Zigler, and Georgia Zunker; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Members of the public are welcomed every day to the | ||
Capitol Visitors Center by staffers Charles Angel, Moin Ullah Baig, | ||
Eric A. Boedy, Polly Chandler, Elizabeth Garzone, Stephanie | ||
Mueller, Elizabeth K. Reid, Idali Reyes, Kandace D. Russell, Amy | ||
Russell, Cortney Smith, Christopher Wagner, Kyle Walker, Jenna | ||
Archuletta, and Leigh Gershman; the retail staff is overseen by | ||
Sheryl D. Baker, Misha Karen Buckman, Michael J. Dillon, and | ||
Carolyn Rzeppa, and its members include Cynthia Cervenka, Arcilia | ||
Gonzalez, Nancy Hennessy, and Angelia Rios Hennigan at the Capitol | ||
Visitors Center gift shop, Patricia-Ann Bass, Susie Brewer, So Yean | ||
Chung, Tom Farley, Tracy Lee King, and Paula Dianne Talley at the | ||
Capitol Extension gift shop, and Cady Bates, Michael Coronado, | ||
Elizabeth A. Deutchman, and Karen N. Griffin at the retail | ||
warehouse; and | ||
WHEREAS, The outstanding employees who are responsible for | ||
the care and maintenance of the landmark buildings and monuments | ||
are Steven E. Aguirre, Nathan Harris, Kevin M. Koch, Joe Medina, | ||
Christopher L. Nunn, Rachel S. Ramirez, Araceli Ripper, and Douglas | ||
R. Young of facilities management, Tommy Bailey, Roberto Carlos | ||
Benavides, Julie Boehm, Peter Castilleja, David Flanegan, Bill | ||
Kleinebecker, Thomas Levitt, Chinh C. Nguyen, David Pham, Terry | ||
L. Pyle, Scott Schmidt, James Skinner, Eric Tamayo, Vincent Tamayo, | ||
Gregory V. Taylor, Phillip Torres, and Alex Villalobos of the | ||
maintenance crew, Olibama Barron, Oralia Bautista De Martinez, | ||
Laura G. Cuellar, Crisostoma Espino-Recendiz, Citlali | ||
Gomez-Hernandez, Eliceo Hernandez, Marlen Hernandez, Aida Robles, | ||
Maria Rodriguez, Rosalinda Sanchez, Flora Torres, Lloyd White, and | ||
Shatora Williams of the housekeeping team, and Antonio Delgado, | ||
Brent Dickerson, and Hector N. Medrano of the groundskeeping staff; | ||
overseeing the operation of the Capitol Visitors Parking Garage are | ||
Irene G. Arispe, Christopher B. Currens, Gladys Howard, Luke | ||
McNicholas, Amanda Remillard, John Patrick Wessels, and Tony | ||
Hubbard; and | ||
WHEREAS, In addition to the commendable work of its Capitol | ||
Complex employees, the State Preservation Board further serves the | ||
public through its staff at the Bob Bullock Texas State History | ||
Museum; led by director Margaret Koch, the museum's administrative | ||
team consists of Kate Betz, Javier Cavazos, Elizabeth Esparza, | ||
Derek E. Lemons, and Kevin Paris, and those employees handling | ||
communications, creative services, external affairs, marketing, | ||
and membership are Emily Morris, James Barela, Gilbert Medina, Hunt | ||
Wellborn, Erin Shanahan, Nicole Shaffer, Leslie Adkins, and Chloe | ||
Jones, with Lily Alpern, Andrew Malesky, and William Epperson | ||
coordinating events, and Neal Johnson, David Munns, and Evan | ||
Windham working in web and digital media; the museum's education | ||
department consists of Shelby L. Barrera, Robin Davis, Angela | ||
Kennedy, Kaitlin Lloyd, Rachel Manning, James McReynolds, Janene | ||
Pearson, Gaila Sims, and Jessica Smarr, and its exhibits staff is | ||
made up of Ashley Alvarado, Toni Beldock, Ed Bopp, Franck Cordes, | ||
Angela Glasker, Sean Harrison, Mike Juen, Hannah Kemp, John | ||
L. Peel, Stefan M. Ruff, Kathryn A. Siefker, and Thomas J. Wancho; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Visitor service representatives and coordinators | ||
for the Bullock Museum include Kyle Albrecht, Joseph Almand, Raegan | ||
Bass, Denise Bell, Nicholas J. Byers, Greg Caparis, Morgan | ||
Catching, Annalin Davis, Monet Flores, Melinda Franks, Theodora | ||
Georgescu, Catherine Howk, Kaitlin Kuan, Kellyn Lappinga, | ||
Jacqueline Martinez, Rosa Pedraza, Hamaila Qureshi, Gloria Maria | ||
Ramirez, Patrick Sanderson, Kristi Senterfitt, Craig Simpson, | ||
Michael Strittmatter, Lauren Troccoli, Dorothy Walker, and | ||
Scotland Washington, and the facility's famed IMAX theater is | ||
operated by Shae Stanford, Darla R. Anderson, Mathew Flowers, James | ||
Jennings, and David Ripper; members of the museum's retail team | ||
include Heidi P. Afkami, Michael Byers, Laura C. Kelly, and Tayebeh | ||
Masomian, and its maintenance and housekeeping crew consists of | ||
Eric Avery, Isaac L. Edwards, Freddie E. Flores, William | ||
Rittenhouse, Moon Kim, Veronica Orduna, and Edith Broten; and | ||
WHEREAS, In addition to the Capitol Complex and the Bullock | ||
State History Museum, the SPB oversees the operation of the Texas | ||
State Cemetery, which benefits from the support of staffers William | ||
Erwin, Carlos Galvan, Jose Cruz Hernandez Puente, Nathan Stephens, | ||
and Daniel Sutherland; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through their dedicated stewardship of a rich | ||
legacy, the administrators and employees of the State Preservation | ||
Board are rendering a vital service to the people of Texas and | ||
introducing countless visitors to the remarkable story of the Lone | ||
Star State; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commend the staff of the State Preservation | ||
Board for their exemplary service; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the State Preservation Board as an expression of high | ||
regard by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Anderson | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2001 was adopted by the House on May | ||
27, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||