88R23248 KSM-D
By: Goodwin H.R. No. 1065
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Longtime organizer Danny Fetonte of Austin passed
away on October 23, 2022, bringing a great loss to his family and
friends; and
WHEREAS, Born in New York City in 1950, Danny Fetonte became
involved with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, a
seminal civil rights organization, while in high school; he was
employed at Bethlehem Steel for four years and then held a variety
of other industrial jobs before going on to become a professional
organizer for the Communications Workers of America; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Fetonte moved to East Texas in 1983 to organize
state workers for the Texas State Employees Union/CWA; over the
years, he was involved in many tough campaigns, including the
organization of workers at Stephen F. Austin State University,
where the food service staff was privatized to block the effort; he
coordinated the 1987 Jobs with Justice march, which brought more
than 1,000 trade unionists to Nacogdoches in support of the SFA
workers; his private-sector drive resulted in SFA food service
workers receiving a union contract that still benefits them today;
and
WHEREAS, A member of TSEU/CWA 6186, Mr. Fetonte served as CWA
District 6 Director of Organizing, and his endeavors in behalf of
Southwestern Bell Wireless employees were instrumental in the
successful campaign to bring 40,000 AT&T wireless workers into CWA;
his skilled and dynamic leadership helped set the direction of TSEU
and the United Campus Workers; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Fetonte shared his deep commitment to progress
with his wife, Barbara, whom he met and married in Buffalo, New
York; he was the proud father of two sons, Mickey and Tony; and
WHEREAS, While Danny Fetonte is deeply missed by those who
held him dear, his contributions will continue to resonate in the
years to come; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Danny Fetonte and
extend sincere condolences to all who mourn his passing; 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 Danny
Fetonte.