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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Family, friends, and admirers are mourning the loss |
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| 6 | 7 | | of Hispanic civil rights leader and decorated World War II veteran |
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| 7 | 8 | | Augustin Lucio Jr. of San Marcos, who died on November 13, 2014, at |
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| 8 | 9 | | the age of 91; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, The son of Augustin and Maria de Jesus Lucio, |
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| 10 | 11 | | Augustin Lucio Jr. grew up on a farm outside San Marcos; at the age |
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| 11 | 12 | | of 18, he answered his nation's call to duty by joining the U.S. |
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| 12 | 13 | | Army and was assigned to Company L, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Regiment, |
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| 13 | 14 | | 2nd Infantry Division; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Lucio's first combat mission was the D-Day |
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| 15 | 16 | | invasion of Normandy, and a day later, when his unit's platoon |
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| 16 | 17 | | sergeant was wounded, he took charge of the 45-man troop and led |
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| 17 | 18 | | them through a number of important engagements, including the |
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| 18 | 19 | | Battle of the Bulge; honorably discharged in 1945, he was awarded |
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| 19 | 20 | | the Silver Star, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart, as well as the |
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| 20 | 21 | | French Croix de Guerre, among other medals and ribbons; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Following the war, Mr. Lucio returned to San Marcos, |
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| 22 | 23 | | where he and his wife, Delia, shared 69 happy years; together, they |
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| 23 | 24 | | became the parents of four beloved children, Rosemary, Carol, Joe, |
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| 24 | 25 | | and Robert, and later knew the joy of welcoming into their family |
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| 25 | 26 | | three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; and |
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| 26 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Lucio enjoyed a notable career of more than |
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| 27 | 28 | | three decades at Bergstrom Air Force Base in Austin, retiring in |
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| 28 | 29 | | 1979 as a chief supply inspector; he contributed to the San Marcos |
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| 29 | 30 | | community as a cofounder of the local chapter of the American GI |
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| 30 | 31 | | Forum and as a member of VFW Post No. 3413, the Knights of Columbus, |
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| 31 | 32 | | the Holy Name Society, and St. John's Catholic Church; in addition |
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| 32 | 33 | | to serving on numerous national, state, and local committees, he |
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| 33 | 34 | | was a member of the San Marcos Consolidated Independent School |
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| 34 | 35 | | District board for 19 years and led a boycott of the district over |
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| 35 | 36 | | its lack of Hispanic teachers; the San Marcos High School library is |
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| 36 | 37 | | named in his honor; and |
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| 37 | 38 | | WHEREAS, Augustin Lucio was a brave soldier, a caring husband |
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| 38 | 39 | | and father, and a committed member of his community, and the |
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| 39 | 40 | | contributions he made in each of these roles will long inspire all |
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| 40 | 41 | | those who were fortunate enough to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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| 41 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 42 | 43 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Augustin Lucio Jr. |
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| 43 | 44 | | and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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| 44 | 45 | | wife, Delia; to his daughters, Rosemary and Carol; to his sons, Joe |
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| 45 | 46 | | and his wife, Sheryl, and Robert and his wife, Josie; to his |
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| 46 | 47 | | grandchildren, Steven and his wife, Brooke, Janellica and her |
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| 47 | 48 | | husband, Paul, and Gabriel; to his great-grandchildren, Lauryn, |
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| 48 | 49 | | Kaytlynn, Kayley, and Valentina; to his sister, Hermina Flores; and |
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| 49 | 50 | | to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 50 | 51 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 51 | 52 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 52 | 53 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Augustin |
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| 53 | 54 | | Lucio Jr. |
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