| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 304 |
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| 2 | 2 | | In Memory |
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| 3 | 3 | | of |
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| 4 | 4 | | David G. Noyola |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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| 6 | 6 | | citizens of Corpus Christi in mourning the loss of David G. |
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| 7 | 7 | | Noyola, who died February 7, 2019, at the age of 61; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Born December 28, 1957, David Noyola grew up in |
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| 9 | 9 | | the Molina neighborhood of Corpus Christi, and he had a |
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| 10 | 10 | | productive and rewarding life as a steadfast Westside community |
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| 11 | 11 | | advocate and a champion for the city's underserved; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, David earned the respect of his fellow citizens |
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| 13 | 13 | | while working as a young civic leader in local elections; he went |
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| 14 | 14 | | on to become a celebrated Tejano radio show host and a Corpus |
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| 15 | 15 | | Christi city councilman, and he later served as the Nueces County |
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| 16 | 16 | | Commissioner for Precinct 2; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, During his career in public service, David |
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| 18 | 18 | | successfully advocated for infrastructural and recreational |
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| 19 | 19 | | improvements that greatly improved the quality of life for |
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| 20 | 20 | | residents and created new opportunities for the disenfranchised; |
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| 21 | 21 | | he was a champion for juvenile justice, and his many civic |
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| 22 | 22 | | accomplishments include honoring veterans by establishing the |
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| 23 | 23 | | Molina Veterans Park; he also was an advocate for paying tribute |
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| 24 | 24 | | to Selena, the Tejano legend, and due to his efforts, the |
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| 25 | 25 | | auditorium at the American Bank Center was named Selena |
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| 26 | 26 | | Auditorium; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, David Noyola was a caring, passionate, |
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| 28 | 28 | | unflinching civic leader who helped Corpus Christi to become a |
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| 29 | 29 | | more vibrant, equitable, and culturally diverse place in which to |
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| 30 | 30 | | live, and he will long be remembered and appreciated for his |
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| 31 | 31 | | invaluable work on behalf of the community; now, therefore, be it |
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| 32 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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| 33 | 33 | | Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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| 34 | 34 | | family of David G. Noyola; and, be it further |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 36 | 36 | | his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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| 37 | 37 | | Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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| 38 | 38 | | memory of David Noyola. |
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| 39 | 39 | | Hinojosa |
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| 40 | 40 | | ________________________________ |
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| 41 | 41 | | President of the Senate |
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| 42 | 42 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 43 | 43 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 44 | 44 | | the Senate on March 4, 2019, by a |
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| 45 | 45 | | rising vote. |
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| 46 | 46 | | ________________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 48 | 48 | | ________________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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