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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Joe Filoteo Jr. has greatly benefited his community |
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through his service as a coach and athletic director and in his work |
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as the head of the Edinburg Parks and Recreation Department; and |
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WHEREAS, A member of the Waco High School Class of 1973, |
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Mr. Filoteo went on to graduate with bachelor's and master's |
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degrees in education from Baylor University; he began his coaching |
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career at Connally Junior High School in Elm Mott and later worked |
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at Lamar Consolidated High School in Rosenberg before being named |
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head basketball coach at Edinburg High School in 1983; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of two and a half decades at Edinburg |
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High, Mr. Filoteo achieved the most wins in school history, |
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compiling a total of 553 victories, and he led the Bobcats to three |
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quarterfinal, three area, and eight district championships; in |
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addition, he was named the All-Area and All-Valley Coach of the Year |
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on five occasions, and in 2008 he was selected as a State All-Star |
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Coach by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches and was |
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inducted into the Rio Grande Valley Sports Hall of Fame; that same |
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year, he was promoted to athletic director of the Edinburg |
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Consolidated Independent School District, and he ably served in |
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that capacity for seven years, earning the title of Athletic |
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Director of the Year from the City of Palms Coaching Clinic in 2011; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Filoteo began another notable chapter in his |
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career in 2014, when he was appointed the director of the Edinburg |
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Parks and Recreation Department; in that role, he has overseen the |
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department's sports programs, making valuable contributions to the |
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city's quality of life; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Filoteo is blessed with |
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the love and support of his wife, Mary Lou Filoteo, and his two |
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children, Christopher Filoteo and Sabrina Salinas; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his commitment to public service and youth |
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athletics, Joe Filoteo has made a positive difference in the lives |
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of many people in the Edinburg area, and his efforts have earned him |
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the lasting respect and admiration of his fellow residents; 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 Joe Filoteo Jr. for his outstanding |
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achievements as a coach and athletic director and for his dedicated |
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service with the Edinburg Parks and Recreation Department and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Filoteo as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |