[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 366 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 366

Recognizing and commemorating St. Joseph's School and their service to 
                         the El Paso community.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 25, 2017

    Mr. O'Rourke (for himself and Ms. Lee) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
                               Workforce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Recognizing and commemorating St. Joseph's School and their service to 
                         the El Paso community.

Whereas St. Joseph's School was founded in September 1923;
Whereas St. Joseph's school is located at 1300 Lamar Street in El Paso, Texas;
Whereas in 1923, the El Paso Diocese authorized Father Doherty to begin 
        construction of St. Joseph's school;
Whereas the architectural firm Trost and Trost and El Paso contractors J.E. 
        Morgan and Sons spearheaded the construction of St. Joseph's school;
Whereas from 1923 to 1977, the Loretto Sisters administered and staffed St. 
        Joseph's School;
Whereas from 1989 to 2015, St. Joseph's School remained under the administration 
        of the Brothers of the Poor St. Francis;
Whereas St. Joseph's School served about 100 students in the El Paso community 
        in 1939 and, by 1949, registered more than 600 students;
Whereas former faculty members include Sr. Patricia Jean Manion, President of 
        Loretto Heights College in Denver, CO, and Sr. Virginia Ann Driscoll, 
        Sr. Edna Lensen, Sr. Matthew Geraghty, and Dr. Eva Maria Salas, who 
        later established Loretto schools in Latin America; and
Whereas notable alumna of St. Joseph's School include Congresswoman Barbara Lee 
        who represents California's 13th Congressional district, which includes 
        the cities of Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland, Piedmont, 
        and San Leandro: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives commemorates St. 
Joseph's School's founding in El Paso and recognizes its service to El 
Paso's and our country's border community.
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