84R4207 BGU-D
By: Isaac H.R. No. 430
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family, friends, and admirers are mourning the loss
of Hispanic civil rights leader and decorated World War II veteran
Augustin Lucio Jr. of San Marcos, who died on November 13, 2014, at
the age of 91; and
WHEREAS, The son of Augustin and Maria de Jesus Lucio,
Augustin Lucio Jr. grew up on a farm outside San Marcos; at the age
of 18, he answered his nation's call to duty by joining the U.S.
Army and was assigned to Company L, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Lucio's first combat mission was the D-Day
invasion of Normandy, and a day later, when his unit's platoon
sergeant was wounded, he took charge of the 45-man troop and led
them through a number of important engagements, including the
Battle of the Bulge; honorably discharged in 1945, he was awarded
the Silver Star, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart, as well as the
French Croix de Guerre, among other medals and ribbons; and
WHEREAS, Following the war, Mr. Lucio returned to San Marcos,
where he and his wife, Delia, shared 69 happy years; together, they
became the parents of four beloved children, Rosemary, Carol, Joe,
and Robert, and later knew the joy of welcoming into their family
three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Lucio enjoyed a notable career of more than
three decades at Bergstrom Air Force Base in Austin, retiring in
1979 as a chief supply inspector; he contributed to the San Marcos
community as a cofounder of the local chapter of the American GI
Forum and as a member of VFW Post No. 3413, the Knights of Columbus,
the Holy Name Society, and St. John's Catholic Church; in addition
to serving on numerous national, state, and local committees, he
was a member of the San Marcos Consolidated Independent School
District board for 19 years and led a boycott of the district over
its lack of Hispanic teachers; the San Marcos High School library is
named in his honor; and
WHEREAS, Augustin Lucio was a brave soldier, a caring husband
and father, and a committed member of his community, and the
contributions he made in each of these roles will long inspire all
those who were fortunate enough to know him; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Augustin Lucio Jr.
and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his
wife, Delia; to his daughters, Rosemary and Carol; to his sons, Joe
and his wife, Sheryl, and Robert and his wife, Josie; to his
grandchildren, Steven and his wife, Brooke, Janellica and her
husband, Paul, and Gabriel; to his great-grandchildren, Lauryn,
Kaytlynn, Kayley, and Valentina; to his sister, Hermina Flores; and
to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Augustin
Lucio Jr.