82R13300 JBA-D
By: Gallego H.R. No. 1011
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Humberto G. Garcia of Del Rio is focusing new
attention on an inspiring chapter in the city's history with the
publication of his book Mustang Miracle that tells the story of the
state champion San Felipe High School golf team of 1957; and
WHEREAS, In the mid-1950s, a group of students were recruited
to form a golf team at San Felipe High, which was then a segregated
school; their knowledge of the game had been gained by working as
caddies and playing on a hardscrabble course they had made
themselves; despite having outdated and inferior equipment and no
professional instruction, the San Felipe Mustangs became winners;
the team finished as runner-up in the state championship tournament
in 1956; the next year, they returned to the finals, the only
minority players in the event, and captured the Texas state title;
this triumph over all expectations inspired Mr. Garcia to write
Mustang Miracle; and
WHEREAS, The book is his first published work after a notable
career as a lawyer; born in Del Rio in 1955, he spent his formative
years working in potato and onion fields with his family; he
graduated from San Felipe High School as class salutatorian in 1972
and attended The University of Texas at Austin, where he received
his bachelor's degree in government at the age of 19; Mr. Garcia
then earned his law degree from The University of Texas School of
Law and in 1980 was appointed as Del Rio's first full-time city
attorney; five years later, he moved to San Antonio and established
a successful private practice; and
WHEREAS, In January 2011, he retired from full-time work to
concentrate on consulting and writing and also to nurture his
golfing career; as a professional, Mr. Garcia has played in several
qualifiers for the Champions Tour and is a regular on the Southern
Texas Professional Golfers Association Senior Series; in all his
endeavors, he enjoys the love and support of his wife, Cynthia, and
his four children; and
WHEREAS, As a San Felipe High School alumnus and an avid
golfer, Mr. Garcia is uniquely qualified to tell the tale of the
state champion Mustangs team, and the resulting saga of
perseverance in the face of adversity is one that is sure to
resonate beyond Del Rio and the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Humberto G. Garcia on the
publication of Mustang Miracle and extend to him sincere best
wishes for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Garcia as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.