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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lucille Rochs is a beloved citizen of Fredericksburg |
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who has earned the respect and admiration of all who know her for |
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her many years of dedicated service to the Fredericksburg and |
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Gillespie County communities; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Sabinal in 1915, Mrs. Rochs earned her |
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bachelor's degree at Texas State University and her master's degree |
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in education at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio; she |
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went on to enjoy a teaching career in San Antonio, working in the |
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Edgewood and Northside Independent School Districts and also served |
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as a higher education instructor at San Antonio College and Sul Ross |
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State University; and |
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WHEREAS, On her retirement in the 1970s, Mrs. Rochs moved to |
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Fredericksburg, where she immersed herself in a multitude of |
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projects benefiting the community; she helped form the Gillespie |
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County Child Welfare Board and the Hill Country Community Needs |
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Council, and she has worked tirelessly through the years to raise |
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money for the Something From the Heart campaign that benefits the |
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Needs Council; in addition, she became the first female chair of the |
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Hill Country Memorial Hospital Board and served the board for a |
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total of 18 years; and |
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WHEREAS, At age 76, this dynamic woman won election to the |
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first of her two consecutive four-year terms on the city council; |
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she has continued to be a force in civic affairs, and her |
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contributions include helping the Hill Country University Center, |
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an institution founded in 2002, to build key academic partnerships |
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with Texas Tech University and Austin Community College; more |
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recently, she has served as the treasurer for the foundation |
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benefiting the Golden Hub Senior Center, which she played a role in |
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establishing some three decades ago; and |
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WHEREAS, Her passion, tenacity, and commitment to serving her |
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fellow residents have made Lucille Rochs an inspiration to all who |
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know her, and she may indeed reflect with pride on the many ways she |
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has enhanced the quality of life in the area she calls home; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Lucille Rochs for her civic engagement |
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and her long-standing dedication to Fredericksburg and Gillespie |
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County and extend to her warmest best wishes for continued |
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happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Rochs as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |