Bill Text: TX SR719 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Bertha A. Lucio Caballero on the occasion of her retirement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-03 - Reported enrolled [SR719 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR719-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize Bertha A. Lucio Caballero, who is retiring from | ||
| Dr. Arnulfo L. Oliveira Middle School after a distinguished | ||
| career in education that has spanned nearly 50 years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Bertie Caballero began teaching in 1967 at | ||
| Central Jr. High School in Brownsville; over the years, she has | ||
| taught in Texas, Connecticut, California, and New York, and she | ||
| is retiring as the eighth-grade lead English teacher at Oliveira | ||
| Middle School in Brownsville after 37 years of service; her | ||
| career at the school has included serving for 14 years as chair of | ||
| the English department; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Bertie Caballero has helped promote a culture of | ||
| success at Oliveira Middle School through her commitment to the | ||
| teaching profession and her extensive volunteerism; she has | ||
| contributed to an array of campus and district committees and has | ||
| represented the school at numerous state functions and | ||
| superintendent councils, and she played an integral role in | ||
| bringing academic team teaching to Brownsville middle schools; | ||
| she has helped foster a spirit of civic responsibility in her | ||
| students by initiating classroom projects that benefit local | ||
| charities; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A beloved and highly respected educator, Bertie | ||
| Caballero has gained widespread recognition for her work on | ||
| behalf of the students and the communities of the Rio Grande | ||
| Valley; she has been honored for excellence by numerous | ||
| publications, businesses, and civic groups, and she was named the | ||
| Outstanding Teacher of the Year for the Region One Service Center | ||
| for the 1999-2000 school year; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Throughout her career, Bertie Caballero has | ||
| exemplified the highest ideals of her profession; she has been a | ||
| positive influence in the lives of countless young citizens, and | ||
| her presence at Dr. Arnulfo L. Oliveira Middle School will be | ||
| greatly missed; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend Bertha A. Lucio Caballero on her | ||
| outstanding career in education and her many contributions to the | ||
| Rio Grande Valley and extend to her best wishes in all her future | ||
| endeavors; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Lucio | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on May 3, 2017. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
