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This resolution congratulates Rudy Bernal on his retirement as head basketball coach at Antonian College Preparatory High School, recognizing his distinguished four-decade coaching career. The resolution highlights Bernal's significant achievements, including coaching at San Antonio Lanier High School for 31 years, where he led teams to 4 district titles and 15 playoff appearances, including back-to-back state tournament appearances in 2000 and 2001. After retiring from public education in 2014, he returned to Antonian as an assistant and then head coach, leading the team to Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools state championships in 2019 and 2021, and compiling an impressive 868 total victories across his coaching career. The resolution acknowledges Bernal as an inspiring mentor who has positively impacted numerous student-athletes, and it formally congratulates him on his retirement while extending best wishes for his future. Additionally, the resolution directs that an official copy be prepared for Coach Bernal as a gesture of respect from the Texas House of Representatives, celebrating his legacy of coaching and community leadership.

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