Signature In Favor Of_GRVela_Pina-Hinojosa Date: September 26, 2011
To: Board Members of Parks and Recreation, City of Denton, Denton County, Tx.
I am in favor of re naming South Lakes Park to G. Roland Vela-South Lakes Park
and ask for your support in this effort.
Name: Dr. Isabella Piria-Hinojosa, Current LULAC Council#4366 President
Address: 1023 Santa Fe
Denton, Texas
Phone :(opt) 940-300-3171
Email:(opt) dentonlulackyerizon.net
Comments: Good afternoon Chairman Murray_ and members of the Parks, Recreation
and Beautification Advisory Board:
I am Isabella Pina-Hinojosa a Denton resident for the past 36 years. Today, I represent
the Denton League of Latin American Citizens as President of Council#4366 who
submitted a nomination request to the Denton city government to rename South Lakes
Park to G. Roland Vela-South Lakes Park.
The service of our citizens recognize the value of community service as exemplified by
Dr. Vela prior to elected as the first Latino member to the city Council in 1979 and
continuously thereafter as his leadership qualities were further demonstrated during his
tenure as listed on the first attachment to the packet you've received. Several community
members of Denton will share their thoughts of Dr. Vela's contribution to the City of
Denton. Mine began as a university student at North Texas State University in 1975. As
our university sponsor to the few Latinos on campus, Dr. Vela welcomed us into his
home giving us hope to pursue our education in Denton and stressing community
involvement with City of Denton.
His leadership served as a founding member of the Firehouse Theater Group, now known
as the Campus Theater that continues as one of Denton's historical features.
Thereafter, Dr. Vela sat on the Board of Directors for the Texas municipal Power Agency
as Secretary Reasurer; Finance Committee; and Personnel Committee during a period of
eleven.years.
G. Roland Vela participated with the Citizens' Committee on Traffic Safety and the Civil
Air Patrol . As a member of the Denton Municipal Airport, he was twice named Chair of
the Airport Advisory Board which advises the city council and/or city manager on airport
operations to include lease agreements, development policy_ rant projects and/or the
budget.
In addition to his civic involvement G. Roland Vela distinguished himself, highlighting
the City of Denton, as a honorary professor and elected to the Fellow American Academy
of MIcrobiology in 1975, an honor given to only 300 of the nearly 2000 distin iu
scientists in a 50 year history.
It is due to G. Roland Vela's le_eg ndary devotion to the city of Denton and values that are
at the core of the Denton community that the League of United Latin American Citizens
requests renaming South Lakes Park to G. Roland Vela-South Lakes Park a fitting
reminder to all present and future citizens who serve our city and those who avail
themselves in our multiple city services of the standard for academics and civic
involvement that G. Roland Vela set during his long tenure of service to the City of
Denton and the University of North Texas with excellence.
Sincerely,
LULAC Denton Council President
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Isabella Pina-Hinojosa,Ed.D.
Sincerely, 9.26.2011
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