Bill Text: TX HR93 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Coach David Gilpin of Veterans Memorial High School in Mission for his accomplishments.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-21 - Reported enrolled [HR93 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR93-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 93 |
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WHEREAS, David Gilpin, athletic coordinator and head | ||
football coach for Veterans Memorial High School in Mission, has | ||
devoted nearly 30 years to enriching the lives of student-athletes; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, A native of Mission, Coach Gilpin graduated from | ||
Mission High School in 1984 and earned a degree from the University | ||
of North Texas; he began his coaching career in 1990 with Mission | ||
Junior High School, guiding the seventh grade B football team for | ||
two years before his promotion to Mission High School; there, he | ||
initially coached the sophomore team and then became a varsity | ||
assistant coach; he transferred to the newly opened Veterans | ||
Memorial High School in 2002 and was an assistant until 2009, when | ||
he was hired as head coach and athletic coordinator; and | ||
WHEREAS, During the past five years, Coach Gilpin has helped | ||
his players achieve historic success; the Patriots advanced to the | ||
second round of the UIL state playoffs in 2014, 2015, and 2017 and | ||
to the third round in 2016; that set the stage for 2018, when the | ||
team reached the fourth round for the first time in school history, | ||
finishing with an outstanding overall record of 12 wins and 2 | ||
losses; moreover, the season became even more special when his son, | ||
Veterans Memorial quarterback Landry Gilpin, became the first Rio | ||
Grande Valley athlete to be named the Mr. Texas Football Player of | ||
the Year by Dave Campbell's Texas Football magazine; and | ||
WHEREAS, David Gilpin's dedication, leadership, and | ||
commitment to excellence have helped hundreds of students to excel | ||
both on and off the field, and he is indeed worthy of recognition | ||
for his inspiring record of service; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor David Gilpin for his accomplishments as a | ||
coach and educator and extend to him sincere best wishes for the | ||
future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Coach Gilpin as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Muñoz, Jr. | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 93 was adopted by the House on | ||
February 20, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||