| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2591 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Residents of Rio Grande City fondly remember Pete |
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| 6 | 6 | | Diaz, Jr., a cherished friend and a dedicated civic leader, who died |
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| 7 | 7 | | on March 17, 1999, at the age of 71; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The son of Pedro Diaz, Sr., and Aurora Valverde |
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| 9 | 9 | | Diaz, Pete Diaz was born on November 17, 1927, in Rio Grande City; |
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| 10 | 10 | | he went on to become an entrepreneur and the proprietor of the |
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| 11 | 11 | | Valley Mart grocery store chain, as well as a management company, a |
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| 12 | 12 | | Spanish language radio station, a motor inn, a golf course, and 14 |
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| 13 | 13 | | shopping centers, and his company, Diaz Enterprises, was one of the |
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| 14 | 14 | | largest Hispanic-owned businesses in the country; moreover, he |
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| 15 | 15 | | believed in helping others to succeed, and he frequently provided |
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| 16 | 16 | | assistance to his fellow citizens to help them achieve their |
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| 17 | 17 | | educational and employment goals; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Active in politics and government, Mr. Diaz was |
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| 19 | 19 | | appointed to the National Advisory Council for Vocational Education |
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| 20 | 20 | | by President Ronald Reagan, and he served on the Texas Board of |
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| 21 | 21 | | Criminal Justice and the Texas Private Industry Council; in |
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| 22 | 22 | | addition, he was a vice president of the Rio Grande Valley |
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| 23 | 23 | | Partnership, a director of the Texas Retail Grocers Association, |
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| 24 | 24 | | and an advisor to the College of Business Administration at The |
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| 25 | 25 | | University of Texas--Pan American, and he was on the board of |
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| 26 | 26 | | directors of St. Mary's University; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, This esteemed community leader further |
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| 28 | 28 | | distinguished himself as one of the founders of the Rio Grande City |
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| 29 | 29 | | Volunteer Fire Department and as an organizer of the Rio Grande City |
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| 30 | 30 | | Christmas Festival, and he was a charter member of the Rio Grande |
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| 31 | 31 | | City Rotary Club; he was also a valued member of the Masonic Hope |
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| 32 | 32 | | Lodge No. 471 and of the Scottish Rite 32nd degree, and he had |
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| 33 | 33 | | served as Worshipful Master; and |
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| 34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Diaz enjoyed the love |
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| 35 | 35 | | and support of his wife, Ramona, and he took great pride in his six |
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| 36 | 36 | | children, Mary E. Recio, Belinda Diaz, Pete Diaz III, Hiram Diaz, |
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| 37 | 37 | | Aaron Diaz, and Monica D. Aguillon; and |
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| 38 | 38 | | WHEREAS, Pete Diaz was an inspiration to all those who were |
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| 39 | 39 | | fortunate enough to share in his love and friendship, and his |
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| 40 | 40 | | remarkable legacy continues to resonate in Rio Grande City and |
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| 41 | 41 | | beyond; now, therefore, be it |
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| 42 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 43 | 43 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Pete Diaz, Jr.; and, |
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| 44 | 44 | | be it further |
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| 45 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 46 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 47 | 47 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Pete Diaz. |
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| 48 | 48 | | Pea |
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| 49 | 49 | | ______________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 51 | 51 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2591 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 52 | 52 | | rising vote of the House on May 31, 2009. |
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| 53 | 53 | | ______________________________ |
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| 54 | 54 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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