83R24759 JNC-D
By: Guerra H.R. No. 1924
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Rio Grande Valley is fortunate to have dedicated
community leaders like Dario V. Guerra, Jr., of Edinburg, who has
given generously of his time and talents to many important
professional, government, and civic organizations; and
WHEREAS, A native of McAllen and a graduate of Texas A&I
University in Kingsville with a bachelor's degree in agriculture,
Mr. Guerra started in the ranching business in 1960; he has been
chair of the Hidalgo Soil & Water Conservation District and the
Committee of Agriculture on Task Force 2000 at Texas A&M and has
served on the Public Advisory Committee on Soil & Water
Conservation to the Secretary of Agriculture and as an advisor to
Texas Partners of the Alliance with Peru; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Guerra's expertise is widely respected, and he
has been appointed to the Governor's State Rural Advisory Council,
the Texas Water Development Board, the Rio Grande Regional Water
Authority Board of Directors, and the Governor's Task Force on
Agriculture; he has further worked with the Texas ASCS State
Committee, the National Commission on Small Farms, the Farm Service
Agency, and the AmeriCorps Program; and
WHEREAS, Active in his community, Mr. Guerra served as
president of the school board, president of Easter Seals, chair of
the board of directors of the Tropical Texas Center for Mental
Health and Retardation, and chair of the Hidalgo County Program
Building Committee; additionally, he served as a member of the
board of directors of the Hidalgo Historical Museum, Jefferson
Savings & Loan, and Franklin Savings & Loan; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Guerra also played a prominent role in the Rio
Grande Valley Livestock Show, and during his 50-year tenure, he led
RGVLS as director and president; and
WHEREAS, Recognized for his exceptional service in behalf of
others, Mr. Guerra has been named Humanitarian of the Year by
Easter Seals and Man of the Year in Agriculture by the Texas County
Agricultural Agents Association; he has also earned accolades from
FFA, the Edinburg School Board, and RGVLS; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Guerra is supported in all his endeavors by his
wife, Carmen, and they are blessed with a fine family that includes
6 children and 15 grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, Texas has benefited greatly from Dario V. Guerra's
tireless efforts for the greater good, and he truly merits special
commendation for his hard work and notable achievements; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby honor Dario V. Guerra, Jr., for his
contributions to the Rio Grande Valley and extend to him sincere
best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Guerra as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.