SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 151
In Memory
of
Lucia Carmona Garcia
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the
citizens of Bexar County in mourning the loss of Lucia Carmona
Garcia, who died February 2, 2013, at the age of 80; and
WHEREAS, Lucy Carmona was born January 24, 1933, in Laredo;
she married Anacleto M. Garcia, Jr., on June 9, 1951, and the
couple moved to San Antonio in 1956; and
WHEREAS, Lucy became a well-known pillar of the San Antonio
community and served as president of the Parent Teacher
Association for the Edgewood school district; she also served as
a social worker, and she founded Holy Family Senior Nutrition
Program and managed it for 20 years; and
WHEREAS, She was a dedicated community activist who was
highly involved with Democratic Party political campaigns; in
1984, she was commissioned a Yellow Rose of Texas by Governor
Mark White and was appointed Hidalgo de San Antonio de Bejar by
the Bexar County Commissioners Court; and
WHEREAS, Lucy was a generous, kindhearted person who was
respected in the community for her many accomplishments and for
her courage in the face of her illness; she was a woman of deep
faith, and she was devoted to her husband, her children, her
grandchildren, and her great-grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, Lucy Garcia was a source of strength and joy to
others and was beloved by many, and she will long be remembered
with affection and appreciation by all who were privileged to
share in her life; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd
Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved
family of Lucia Carmona Garcia; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
memory of Lucy Garcia.
Van de Putte
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on February 11, 2013,
by a rising vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate