Bill Text: TX HR799 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Joe Filoteo Jr. for his achievements as a coach and athletic director and for his service with the Edinburg Parks and Recreation Department.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-23 - Reported enrolled [HR799 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR799-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 799 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Joe Filoteo Jr. has greatly benefited his community | ||
| through his service as a coach and athletic director and in his work | ||
| as the head of the Edinburg Parks and Recreation Department; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A member of the Waco High School Class of 1973, | ||
| Mr. Filoteo went on to graduate with bachelor's and master's | ||
| degrees in education from Baylor University; he began his coaching | ||
| career at Connally Junior High School in Elm Mott and later worked | ||
| at Lamar Consolidated High School in Rosenberg before being named | ||
| head basketball coach at Edinburg High School in 1983; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the course of two and a half decades at Edinburg | ||
| High, Mr. Filoteo achieved the most wins in school history, | ||
| compiling a total of 553 victories, and he led the Bobcats to three | ||
| quarterfinal, three area, and eight district championships; in | ||
| addition, he was named the All-Area and All-Valley Coach of the Year | ||
| on five occasions, and in 2008 he was selected as a State All-Star | ||
| Coach by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches and was | ||
| inducted into the Rio Grande Valley Sports Hall of Fame; that same | ||
| year, he was promoted to athletic director of the Edinburg | ||
| Consolidated Independent School District, and he ably served in | ||
| that capacity for seven years, earning the title of Athletic | ||
| Director of the Year from the City of Palms Coaching Clinic in 2011; | ||
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Filoteo began another notable chapter in his | ||
| career in 2014, when he was appointed the director of the Edinburg | ||
| Parks and Recreation Department; in that role, he has overseen the | ||
| department's sports programs, making valuable contributions to the | ||
| city's quality of life; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Filoteo is blessed with | ||
| the love and support of his wife, Mary Lou Filoteo, and his two | ||
| children, Christopher Filoteo and Sabrina Salinas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through his commitment to public service and youth | ||
| athletics, Joe Filoteo has made a positive difference in the lives | ||
| of many people in the Edinburg area, and his efforts have earned him | ||
| the lasting respect and admiration of his fellow residents; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commend Joe Filoteo Jr. for his outstanding | ||
| achievements as a coach and athletic director and for his dedicated | ||
| service with the Edinburg Parks and Recreation Department and | ||
| extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Filoteo as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Canales | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 799 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 12, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
