Texas 2015 - 84th Regular

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1		-	H.R. No. 2756
	1	+	84R28377 BPG-D
	2	+	By: Farrar H.R. No. 2756
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4	5		R E S O L U T I O N
5	6		WHEREAS, The city of Houston lost an admired civil rights
6	7		leader with the passing of Ernest Eguia on May 3, 2015, at the age of
7	8		95; and
8	9		WHEREAS, Born to Narciso and Maria Eguia in Lockhart on
9	10		November 7, 1919, Ernest Eguia grew up in Houston; he was the oldest
10	11		of six children, and he began working as a boy, shining shoes at a
11	12		barbershop and selling newspapers; although he excelled
12	13		academically, he left school in the 10th grade for a job at a
13	14		menswear store, Buck's Dry Goods; during World War II, he served as
14	15		a forward artillery observer in the United States Army, and he
15	16		fought in the Battle of the Bulge and took part in the liberation of
16	17		the Nordhausen concentration camp; he rose to the rank of staff
17	18		sergeant, and among other decorations, he was awarded a Bronze
18	19		Star; and
19	20		WHEREAS, Mr. Eguia returned from four years in the military
20	21		to find that discrimination against Mexican Americans remained a
21	22		serious problem, and he joined a fledgling advocacy organization,
22	23		the League of United Latin American Citizens; as an early leader, he
23	24		helped make the Houston council one of the most prominent and
24	25		effective chapters; the organization opened the way for Hispanics
25	26		to serve in the fire and police departments, and it expanded the
26	27		participation of Latinos in all aspects of city government; and
27	28		WHEREAS, In 1963, he was involved in arranging an address to
28	29		Houston activists by President John F. Kennedy, which represented
29	30		one of the first outreaches to Latinos by a sitting U.S. president;
30	31		over the course of 67 years of active membership in LULAC, Mr. Eguia
31	32		held offices at the national level as well, and he helped create
32	33		such programs as the Little School of the 400, a precursor to Head
33	34		Start, and Service, Education, and Redeployment; and
34	35		WHEREAS, Mr. Eguia was employed for a time by Warren
35	36		Petroleum Company; later, he returned to Buck's Dry Goods and made
36	37		his career in retail as a salesman and manager; moreover, he was a
37	38		proud member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American
38	39		Legion; and
39	40		WHEREAS, Through his profound commitment to social justice,
40	41		Ernest Eguia made a lasting, positive difference in Houston and
41	42		beyond, and those he leaves behind will continue to find
42	43		inspiration in his accomplishments for years to come; now,
43	44		therefore, be it
44	45		RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
45	46		Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Ernest Eguia and
46	47		extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife of
47	48		67 years, Maria Eguia; to his children, Diane DeYoung, Rebecca
48	49		Eguia Curry, David Ernest Eguia and his wife, Sylvia, and Mark
49	50		Steven Eguia and his wife, Debbie; to his grandchildren, Mark
50	51		Andrew Schlossberg, Kimberly Curry Kersten, Madelyn E. DeYoung,
51	52		Matthew James Curry, Michael B. Eguia, and Sam Ernest Eguia; to his
52	53		great-grandchildren, Addison and Brody; and to his other relatives
53	54		and friends; and, be it further
54	55		RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
55	56		prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
56	57		Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Ernest
57	58		Eguia.
58		-	Farrar
59		-	______________________________
60		-	Speaker of the House
61		-	I certify that H.R. No. 2756 was unanimously adopted by a
62		-	rising vote of the House on May 14, 2015.
63		-	______________________________
64		-	Chief Clerk of the House