H.R. No. 2452
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, For more than four decades, Enriqueta G. Fierro of
El Paso has dedicated herself to serving her community, and her
outstanding efforts indeed merit special recognition; and
WHEREAS, An El Paso native, the former Queta Galindo was born
on April 8, 1934, to Carlos and Guadalupe Galindo, and she went on
to graduate from Bowie High School; it was there that she met her
future husband, Jesus J. "Chuy" Fierro; the couple were married in
1958, and they shared the joy of welcoming into their family four
sons, Jesus, Carlos, Martin, and Mark; and
WHEREAS, In the late 1960s, Mrs. Fierro began working on
campaigns and participating in county conventions for the
Democratic party, and in 1968, she became the staff assistant to
U.S. Congressman Richard C. White; for the next 15 years, she acted
as a liaison between his constituents and various federal agencies,
and she represented the Congressional office on a number of
municipal boards; in 1983, she began a decade-long tenure as an
assistant to the protocol officer at Fort Bliss, where she was
recognized with many accolades, including the Superior Civilian
Service Award; and
WHEREAS, A dedicated member of LULAC since 1968, Mrs. Fierro
has supervised the national office in El Paso, and in 1994, she
began coordinating the group's national conventions; in addition,
she has served as the LULAC National Chaplain, as president of LULAC
Project Amistad, and as the deputy director for District 4, and she
has been named LULAC Woman of the Year at the district, state, and
national levels; she has also received the Outstanding LULAC State
President of the Year designation, and she was inducted into the
National LULAC Women's Hall of Fame in 1998; and
WHEREAS, The El Paso County Democratic Chair from 2000
through 2002, Mrs. Fierro has also served as the chair of Precinct
88 for more than a decade, as the president of the Woman's National
Democratic Club, and as a member of the El Paso County Democratic
Executive Committee, and she was inducted into the El Paso County
Democratic Hall of Fame and the Tejano Democrats Paso Del Norte
Chapter Hall of Fame; and
WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan has further contributed to such
organizations as Providence Memorial Hospital, the YWCA Women's
Resource Center, the City of El Paso Arts Resources Board, the El
Paso Airport and Mass Transit Board, the local PTA, and El Paso
Community College, and she was president of the Muscular Dystrophy
Association; moreover, Mrs. Fierro has been active on the boards of
the International Hispanic Cultural Institute, El Paso Counts, the
El Paso Community Foundation, and the Hispanic Leadership
Institute, and she was the first woman to be elected president of
the board of the El Paso Civic Center; she has also been involved
with Leadership El Paso and St. Pius X Church, and she was on the
board of the Bowie High School Alumni Association and was named
Bowie's Outstanding Ex-Student for 1986; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Fierro has received Special Congressional
Recognition from U.S. Congressman Silvestre Reyes, and numerous
other tributes, including the Del Norte Award from the County of El
Paso, the Lucy G. Acosta Humanitarian Award, the Hidalgo Award, and
the Star of the Mountain Award from Mayor John Cook, and she was
listed among the World of Women by the El Paso Times; and
WHEREAS, With a genuine concern for her fellow citizens,
Queta Fierro has given freely of her time and talents for the
benefit of her community, and she is an inspiration to all those who
are privileged to know her; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby honor Enriqueta G. Fierro on her notable history
of civic leadership and volunteerism and extend to her sincere best
wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mrs. Fierro as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Marquez
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2452 was adopted by the House on May
28, 2009, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House