| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 73 |
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| 2 | 2 | | In Memory |
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| 3 | 3 | | of |
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| 4 | 4 | | Raymundo J. Peña |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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| 6 | 6 | | commemorates the life of The Most Reverend Raymundo J. Peña |
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| 7 | 7 | | bishop emeritus of Brownsville, who died September 24, 2021, at |
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| 8 | 8 | | the age of 87; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Raymundo Peña was born to Cosme and Elisa Peña on |
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| 10 | 10 | | February 19, 1934, in Corpus Christi; he discerned a call to |
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| 11 | 11 | | serve in the priesthood while growing up in Robstown, and he |
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| 12 | 12 | | attended Saint John and Assumption Seminaries in San Antonio; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Bishop Peña was ordained into the priesthood on |
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| 14 | 14 | | May 25, 1957, at the Cathedral of Corpus Christi; his parish |
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| 15 | 15 | | posts included serving as the diocesan youth director and as |
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| 16 | 16 | | editor of the Texas Gulf Coast Catholic, the newspaper for the |
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| 17 | 17 | | Corpus Christi Diocese; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, He was ordained a bishop in 1976 and was called to |
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| 19 | 19 | | serve as auxiliary bishop of San Antonio, an assignment that |
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| 20 | 20 | | included a six-month tenure as the administrator of the |
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| 21 | 21 | | archdiocese; he went on to lead the Diocese of El Paso for 15 |
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| 22 | 22 | | years and was appointed bishop of Brownsville in 1995; he retired |
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| 23 | 23 | | from the priesthood in 2009 as the longest-serving active |
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| 24 | 24 | | Hispanic bishop in the nation; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, An esteemed leader in the Catholic church, Bishop |
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| 26 | 26 | | Peña chaired multiple committees that addressed concerns of |
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| 27 | 27 | | Hispanics in the United States and Latin America; he was a |
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| 28 | 28 | | tireless and longstanding advocate for immigrants, especially |
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| 29 | 29 | | for those coming into the United States from Mexico; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, In his service to the community, Bishop Peña fully |
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| 31 | 31 | | lived his episcopal motto, 'Haz todo con amor,' or "Let all that |
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| 32 | 32 | | you do be done in love"; he inspired countless citizens through |
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| 33 | 33 | | his exemplary compassion and dedication to his work on behalf of |
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| 34 | 34 | | others, and he will long be remembered with respect and |
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| 35 | 35 | | admiration by the many who were blessed to share in his life; now, |
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| 36 | 36 | | therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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| 38 | 38 | | Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life |
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| 39 | 39 | | of The Most Reverend Raymundo J. Peña and extend heartfelt |
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| 40 | 40 | | sympathy to his family and many friends; and, be it further |
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| 41 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 42 | 42 | | Catholic Archives of Texas and that when the Senate adjourns this |
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| 43 | 43 | | day, it do so in memory of the Reverend Raymundo J. Peña. |
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| 44 | 44 | | Lucio |
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| 45 | 45 | | ________________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | President of the Senate |
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| 47 | 47 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 48 | 48 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 49 | 49 | | the Senate on October 14, 2021, by |
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| 50 | 50 | | a rising vote. |
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| 51 | 51 | | ________________________________ |
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| 52 | 52 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 53 | 53 | | ________________________________ |
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| 54 | 54 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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