Bill Text: TX HR2599 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending the staff of the State Preservation Board for their service.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-31 - Reported enrolled [HR2599 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR2599-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2599 |
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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; the agency also provides educational and | ||
curatorial services, operates the Capitol Visitors Center and gift | ||
shops, offers guided tours to the public, schedules and manages | ||
public events, and operates the visitors parking garage; 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, Cynthia Provine, and Ann M. Vay, as well | ||
as the skilled members of the finance and accounting department, | ||
Lindsey A. Alvarado, Barbara Hanus, Angela Knoll, Deanna L. Wall, | ||
and Monica H. Young; the agency's work further benefits from the | ||
support of its administrative personnel, Virginia Benavidez, | ||
Robert M. Davis, Jane A. Falkenberg, Patricia G. Hernandez-Ruiz, | ||
Leslie Pawelka, Rachel S. Ramirez, Valerie Rockwell, and Helen | ||
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 | ||
are offered by Leslie Covington, Marilena Crouchet, Suzanna Ewert, | ||
Analise Garcia, Timothy Hood, William Kelly, Nancy Korzilius, Sarah | ||
Ledoux, Amanda Magera, Cat McGrath-Farmer, Justin "Zack" Odom, | ||
William Padgett, Margie Paz, Katia Peacher, James "Richard" Poland, | ||
Suzette Rahmann, Karen Rohe, Katharine Shirley, Mary Grace | ||
Stanford, Comfort K. Tysen, Katheryn Wells, Amy Wolfgang, Derrick | ||
Wright, Jayme Zigler, Georgia Zunker, and Nicholas A. Edwards; and | ||
WHEREAS, Members of the public are welcomed every day to the | ||
Capitol and the Visitors Center by staffers Eric A. Boedy, | ||
Elizabeth Garzone, Leigh Gershman, Idali Reyes, Amy Russell, | ||
Kandace D. Russell, R. Kyle Schlafer, Kyle Walker, and Jenna | ||
Archuletta, and the retail staff includes Sheryl D. Baker, Michael | ||
J. Dillon, and Carolyn Rzeppa; other essential members of the SPB | ||
team are Angela Carver, Edna Gamboa, Nancy Hennessy, and Angelia | ||
Rios Hennigan in the Capitol Visitors Center gift shop, Misha Karen | ||
Buckman, Ingrid Earls, Thomas Farley, Gina Filipponi, Joe Lung, | ||
Mikki Pasasadaba, and Jack Whalen in the Capitol Extension gift | ||
shop, Michael Coronado, Elizabeth A. Deutchman, and Karen N. | ||
Griffin at the retail warehouse, and Irene G. Arispe, | ||
Christopher B. Currens, Gladys Howard, Maria Martinez, Edward | ||
"Luke" McNicholas, John Stephen Morrow, and Amanda Remillard at the | ||
visitors parking garage; and | ||
WHEREAS, The outstanding employees who are responsible for | ||
the care and maintenance of the landmark buildings and monuments | ||
are Steven E. Aguirre, Kevin M. Koch, Mark Lindsey, Joe Medina, | ||
Araceli Ripper, and Douglas R. Young of facilities management, Eric | ||
Avery, Tommy Bailey, Roberto Carlos Benavides, Peter Castilleja, | ||
Delbert "Audey" Friar, Jacob Gould, Ricky L. Grimes, William Hoes, | ||
William Kleinebecker, Terry L. Pyle, Lawrence R. Starkes, Robert | ||
"Eric" Tamayo, Vincent Tamayo, Norman Taylor, Gregory V. Taylor, | ||
Alejandro "Alex" Villalobos, and William M. Wilson of the | ||
maintenance crew, Betty Benavides, Laura G. Cuellar, Crisostoma | ||
Espino-Recendiz, Arturo Lopez Estrada, Eliceo Hernandez, Diane M. | ||
Magallanez, Rafaela Mila, Chinh C. Nguyen, Aida Robles, Eric | ||
Rodriguez, Maria Rodriguez, and Flora E. Torres of the housekeeping | ||
team, and Brian Abercrombie, Antonio Delgado, Jeffery "Brent" | ||
Dickerson, and Hector N. Medrano of the groundskeeping staff; 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 85th 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. | ||
Hinojosa | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2599 was adopted by the House on May | ||
28, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||