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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The citizens of Starr County have lost a highly |
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| 6 | 7 | | respected member of the legal community with the passing of Horacio |
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| 7 | 8 | | Paul Guerra III on December 27, 2013, at the age of 81; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Born to Horace P. Guerra, Jr., and Rebeca H. Guerra |
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| 9 | 10 | | in Rio Grande City, H. P. Guerra graduated from Rio Grande City High |
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| 10 | 11 | | School in 1950; he answered his nation's call to duty and spent two |
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| 11 | 12 | | years in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, reaching the rank of |
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| 12 | 13 | | lieutenant colonel; he continued his service as a member of the U.S. |
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| 13 | 14 | | Army Reserve for 20 years; after his return to civilian life, Mr. |
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| 14 | 15 | | Guerra attended St. Mary's University and earned his bachelor's and |
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| 15 | 16 | | law degrees in 1955; he later obtained his doctor of jurisprudence |
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| 16 | 17 | | degree in 1966; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court |
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| 18 | 19 | | and the U.S. Court of Military Appeals, this distinguished legal |
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| 19 | 20 | | professional held membership in the State Bar of Texas for more than |
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| 20 | 21 | | half a century and spent over three decades practicing law in Rio |
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| 21 | 22 | | Grande City; Mr. Guerra demonstrated a strong work ethic throughout |
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| 22 | 23 | | his time in Rio Grande City, and he often put in long hours while |
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| 23 | 24 | | serving a number of clients on a pro bono basis; moreover, he acted |
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| 24 | 25 | | as legal counsel for the Starr County Appraisal District for |
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| 25 | 26 | | several years; and |
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| 26 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Guerra was also employed in the banking |
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| 27 | 28 | | industry, and he held various management positions at a number of |
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| 28 | 29 | | financial institutions in Rio Grande City, San Antonio, and |
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| 29 | 30 | | McAllen; in 1970, he was appointed to the Finance Commission of |
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| 30 | 31 | | Texas for a six-year term by Governor Preston Smith; and |
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| 31 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Committed to supporting his hometown, Mr. Guerra |
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| 32 | 33 | | shared his time with numerous worthwhile organizations over the |
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| 33 | 34 | | years; he was a charter member of the local chapter of Rotary |
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| 34 | 35 | | International, a member of El Cid Caravan No. 106 of the |
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| 35 | 36 | | International Order of Alhambra, and a past Grand Knight of the De |
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| 36 | 37 | | Saules Council of the Knights of Columbus No. 2595; in addition, he |
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| 37 | 38 | | served as president of the Rio Grande City Jaycees and as an |
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| 38 | 39 | | honorary member of the Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico Jaycee Club, |
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| 39 | 40 | | and he further contributed to the U.S. Jaycees as an ambassador to |
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| 40 | 41 | | El Salvador and to Central and South America; he was also a |
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| 41 | 42 | | parishioner at Immaculate Conception Church; and |
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| 42 | 43 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Guerra enjoyed the love |
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| 43 | 44 | | and support of his wife, Josie, and the couple were blessed with |
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| 44 | 45 | | three children and eight grandchildren; and |
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| 45 | 46 | | WHEREAS, A man of integrity who believed in working hard and |
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| 46 | 47 | | in treating everyone with respect, H. P. Guerra contributed greatly |
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| 47 | 48 | | to the Rio Grande City community, and he leaves behind a record of |
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| 48 | 49 | | service that his loved ones can remember with pride; now, |
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| 49 | 50 | | therefore, be it |
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| 50 | 51 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 51 | 52 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Horacio Paul Guerra |
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| 52 | 53 | | III and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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| 53 | 54 | | wife, Josie Guerra; to his children, Horacio P. Guerra IV and his |
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| 54 | 55 | | wife, Monica, Liliana G. Ortega and her husband, Hector, and Jorge |
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| 55 | 56 | | Luis Guerra and his wife, Ximena; to his grandchildren, Anthony, |
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| 56 | 57 | | Justin, and Brandon Ortega and Theresa, Isabel, Mattias, Isabella, |
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| 57 | 58 | | and Horacio Guerra; to his siblings, Hector F. Guerra, Richard L. |
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| 58 | 59 | | Guerra, and Rosa Marie G. Rodriguez; and to his other relatives and |
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| 59 | 60 | | friends; and, be it further |
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| 60 | 61 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 61 | 62 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 62 | 63 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Horacio |
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| 63 | 64 | | Paul Guerra III. |
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