Bill Text: TX SR583 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Mitchell Marcus and Jon Montanez.
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2013-04-22 - Reported enrolled [SR583 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SR583-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, | ||
| WHEREAS, Mitchell Marcus is a senior at Coronado High | ||
| School and team manager for the Thunderbirds basketball team; Jon | ||
| Montanez is a member of the Franklin High School Cougars | ||
| basketball team, the Thunderbirds' crosstown rival; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Near the end of the recent season, as the | ||
| undefeated Coronado Thunderbirds were preparing for their last | ||
| home game, a contest against the Franklin Cougars on February 12, | ||
| 2013, Coronado coach Peter Morales had his team manager, Mitchell | ||
| Marcus, suit up for the game, as an expression of appreciation | ||
| for the senior's boundless enthusiasm and his three years of | ||
| dedication as manager of the team; Mitchell has a developmental | ||
| disability that prevents him from playing competitively, but his | ||
| lifelong love of the sport is unequalled; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Near the end of the game, but with his team | ||
| leading by only 10 points and their undefeated record on the | ||
| line, Coach Morales further surprised Mitchell by putting him in | ||
| the game, so that he would have the opportunity to realize his | ||
| long-held dream of scoring a basket; Mitchell had never practiced | ||
| with the team, but his teammates did their best to help him score; | ||
| as the clock wound down, with 13 seconds left in the game, the | ||
| ball was out of bounds and in the hands of an opposing team | ||
| member, Jon Montanez; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Jon had recognized that something bigger than the | ||
| outcome of one game was at stake in the opposing team's efforts to | ||
| give their teammate his shot; in an extraordinary and selfless | ||
| act of sportsmanship, Jon gave Mitchell a final chance that | ||
| Mitchell's coach and teammates had not been able to provide: he | ||
| called out to Mitchell, passed him the ball, and exhorted him to | ||
| shoot it; and | ||
| WHEREAS, With the help of his teammates, and at the last | ||
| moment, Mitchell scored, sealing the Thunderbirds' 55-40 | ||
| victory; the buzzer sounded and the hall erupted in cheers as | ||
| fans of both teams rejoiced and Mitchell's teammates carried him | ||
| off the court on their shoulders; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Thunderbirds coach Peter Morales and Cougars | ||
| coach Todd Bostic have clearly established basketball programs | ||
| in which the heat of rivalry and competition is leavened with | ||
| sportsmanship and respect for their opponents, and their efforts | ||
| played a vital role in creating an environment in which such an | ||
| indelible event could unfold; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The example set by Jon Montanez and Mitchell | ||
| Marcus has served as an inspiration to people across the nation, | ||
| and it is truly fitting that these fine young men be recognized | ||
| for their courage, their integrity, and their dedication to the | ||
| sport of basketball and to the ideals of sportsmanship; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| them as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Rodriguez, Patrick | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on April 22, 2013. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
