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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The residents of San Antonio bade farewell to an |
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| 6 | 7 | | esteemed newspaper publisher with the passing of Florentino Duran |
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| 7 | 8 | | on June 25, 2017, at the age of 82; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Tino Duran was born on October 24, 1934, and was |
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| 9 | 10 | | introduced to journalism while serving as the editor of the |
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| 10 | 11 | | newspaper at Sidney Lanier High School; after four years in the |
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| 11 | 12 | | U.S. Air Force, he enrolled at San Antonio College, where he worked |
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| 12 | 13 | | on the school paper, the Ranger; he went on to earn a bachelor's |
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| 13 | 14 | | degree in political science and a master's degree in public |
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| 14 | 15 | | administration from St. Mary's University; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Early in his career, Mr. Duran worked for the Bexar |
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| 16 | 17 | | County Juvenile Probation Department and then was appointed as an |
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| 17 | 18 | | executive assistant in the administration of President Lyndon |
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| 18 | 19 | | Johnson; he also held high-ranking posts with San Antonio Mayor |
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| 19 | 20 | | John Gatti and the Housing Authority of Bexar County before |
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| 20 | 21 | | focusing his talents on newspaper publishing; he became the general |
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| 21 | 22 | | manager of the newspaper El Sol de Tejas in Dallas in the mid-1980s |
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| 22 | 23 | | and then took on the role of president and CEO of El Informador |
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| 23 | 24 | | Hispaño in Fort Worth; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, In 1989, Mr. Duran and his wife, Amelia, purchased |
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| 25 | 26 | | La Prensa, a bilingual newspaper which had been serving San Antonio |
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| 26 | 27 | | since 1913; under his leadership, the paper became a cornerstone of |
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| 27 | 28 | | the Hispanic community, offering vital information and an inspiring |
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| 28 | 29 | | message to area residents, and it also trained many aspiring young |
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| 29 | 30 | | journalists; the couple also started the La Prensa Foundation, |
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| 30 | 31 | | which has distributed more than $2 million in college scholarships |
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| 31 | 32 | | since 1995; and |
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| 32 | 33 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Duran's numerous honors include the Henry |
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| 33 | 34 | | Guerra Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Journalism from |
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| 34 | 35 | | the San Antonio Association of Hispanic Journalists, the Henry B. |
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| 35 | 36 | | Gonzalez Public Service and Integrity Award, and the North San |
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| 36 | 37 | | Antonio Chamber of Commerce Community Service Award; in 2014, he |
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| 37 | 38 | | was inducted into the Texas Newspaper Hall of Fame; and |
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| 38 | 39 | | WHEREAS, Tino Duran made a positive difference in the San |
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| 39 | 40 | | Antonio community through his dedicated efforts to showcase |
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| 40 | 41 | | uplifting stories about the city's Latino residents, and his |
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| 41 | 42 | | influence will continue to be felt for many years to come; now, |
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| 42 | 43 | | therefore, be it |
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| 43 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 44 | 45 | | Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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| 45 | 46 | | of Florentino Duran and extend sincere condolences to the members |
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| 46 | 47 | | of his family: to his wife of 62 years, Amelia Duran; to his |
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| 47 | 48 | | children, Tino Duran Jr. and his wife, Susan, David Duran and his |
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| 48 | 49 | | wife, Norma, Steve Duran and his wife, Virginia, Margie Freeman and |
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| 49 | 50 | | her husband, Kenneth, and Nina Duran; to his 13 grandchildren and 18 |
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| 50 | 51 | | great-grandchildren; and to his other relatives and many friends; |
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| 51 | 52 | | and, be it further |
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| 52 | 53 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 53 | 54 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 54 | 55 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Florentino |
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| 55 | 56 | | Duran. |
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