Bill Text: TX HR650 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 650

Bill Title: In memory of Armando Chapa of Kyle.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-03-30 - Reported enrolled [HR650 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HR650-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 650



	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Residents of Hays County lost a beloved educator
	with the passing of Armando Chapa of Kyle on April 13, 2022, at the
	age of 81; and
	WHEREAS, The son of Jose and Alberta Chapa, Armando Chapa was
	born in Houston on January 1, 1941; he graduated from The University
	of Texas at Austin and worked for the Gary Job Corps Center in San
	Marcos; in 1974, he was recruited by the Hays-Blanco Special
	Education Cooperative and was quickly promoted to special education
	supervisor and then principal of Hays Middle School; he went on to
	earn a master's degree in guidance and counseling from Prairie View
	A&M University, and in 1986, he became the founding principal of
	Wallace Middle School; thoughtful and caring, he took great
	satisfaction in advising students, and in the early 1990s, he began
	a long tenure as a counselor at Barton Middle School; and
	WHEREAS, Although he retired in 2004, Mr. Chapa continued to
	serve as a mentor in both the Hays Consolidated Independent School
	District and Lockhart ISD; admired by all for his firm yet
	collaborative leadership, great kindness, and marvelous sense of
	humor, he was a role model in the Hispanic community and used his
	platform to advocate tirelessly for education; in 2006, Hays ISD
	named a newly built middle school in his honor; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Chapa was devoted to his wife of 55 years,
	Evangelina "Angie" Chapa, and their five daughters, Veronica,
	Cynthia, Rebecca, Jessica, and Cassandra; in later years, he knew
	the joy of welcoming into his family seven grandchildren,
	Christopher, Matthew, Jaxson, Jace, Joseph, Juliana, and Jordan; a
	man of faith, he was a valued parishioner of St. Anthony Marie de
	Claret Catholic Church and a member of the Knights of Columbus; he
	was an avid reader and sports fan, and he supported the Hays Rebels
	as a statistician, announcer, and journalist; and
	WHEREAS, Armando Chapa enriched the lives of generations of
	Central Texas students, and although he will be deeply missed by
	those he left behind, they will forever treasure their memories of
	his warmth, wisdom, and compassion; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Armando Chapa and
	extend sincere condolences to all who mourn his passing; and, be it
	further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Armando
	Chapa.

	Zwiener

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 650 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on March 30, 2023.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House