Second grade teacher Cynthia Rodriquez Bosquez’s legacy will live on in the hallways of M.H. Moore Elementary School, the campus she taught at for more than 40 years.
This week, the Fort Worth ISD Board of Education unanimously voted to name the M.H. Moore Elementary auditorium for the late Ms. Bosquez in remembrance of her commitment to the school. Ms. Bosquez died earlier this month at age 72.
“This is really important for the Diamond Hill and M.H. Moore community, and this is a request that came directly from the community with an outpouring of support,” said District 9 Trustee Ashley Paz shortly before the October 20 vote.
Following Ms. Bosquez’s death, the outpouring of messages from parents, former students and the community about her impact began to flood the M.H. Moore community and social media.
“A former student … wrote: ‘she was my third-grade teacher. She put me in advanced reading and nominated me for the vanguard program. Were it not for her, I most likely would not be a lawyer today,” FWISD spokesman Clint Bond stated in remarks at the board meeting Tuesday.
Ms. Bosquez is remembered as “a beloved pillar of our community” who mentored new teachers, cheered on and supported the athletic games at M.H. Moore Elementary, organized the school’s Cinco de Mayo celebrations, served as a UIL coach and a lifetime PTA member, Mr. Bond said. In 2016, she received a lifetime achievement award for her commitment to children.
Shortly after the Board’s vote Tuesday, Kristina Munoz – Ms. Bosquez’s eldest daughter – shared a few remarks about what the naming of the auditorium for her late mother means.
“In the 43 years she taught, she didn’t waver from her commitment to her students or her school – her second family,” Mrs. Munoz said. “For those reasons and more, we those that are left to preserve and honor her memory, sincerely believe that the auditorium endowed with her namesake will serve as a guiding epitome to prior and forthcoming generations of her prominence of education and the vigor of her calling.
“May every student, teacher, parent and school community member that walks through the M.H. Moore halls see her name and share her story to inspire and cultivate future generations like Ms. Bosquez did during her extensive tutelage.”