| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1065 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Longtime organizer Danny Fetonte of Austin passed |
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| 6 | 6 | | away on October 23, 2022, bringing a great loss to his family and |
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| 7 | 7 | | friends; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Born in New York City in 1950, Danny Fetonte became |
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| 9 | 9 | | involved with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, a |
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| 10 | 10 | | seminal civil rights organization, while in high school; he was |
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| 11 | 11 | | employed at Bethlehem Steel for four years and then held a variety |
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| 12 | 12 | | of other industrial jobs before going on to become a professional |
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| 13 | 13 | | organizer for the Communications Workers of America; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Fetonte moved to East Texas in 1983 to organize |
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| 15 | 15 | | state workers for the Texas State Employees Union/CWA; over the |
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| 16 | 16 | | years, he was involved in many tough campaigns, including the |
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| 17 | 17 | | organization of workers at Stephen F. Austin State University, |
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| 18 | 18 | | where the food service staff was privatized to block the effort; he |
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| 19 | 19 | | coordinated the 1987 Jobs with Justice march, which brought more |
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| 20 | 20 | | than 1,000 trade unionists to Nacogdoches in support of the SFA |
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| 21 | 21 | | workers; his private-sector drive resulted in SFA food service |
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| 22 | 22 | | workers receiving a union contract that still benefits them today; |
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| 23 | 23 | | and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, A member of TSEU/CWA 6186, Mr. Fetonte served as CWA |
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| 25 | 25 | | District 6 Director of Organizing, and his endeavors in behalf of |
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| 26 | 26 | | Southwestern Bell Wireless employees were instrumental in the |
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| 27 | 27 | | successful campaign to bring 40,000 AT&T wireless workers into CWA; |
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| 28 | 28 | | his skilled and dynamic leadership helped set the direction of TSEU |
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| 29 | 29 | | and the United Campus Workers; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Fetonte shared his deep commitment to progress |
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| 31 | 31 | | with his wife, Barbara, whom he met and married in Buffalo, New |
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| 32 | 32 | | York; he was the proud father of two sons, Mickey and Tony; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, While Danny Fetonte is deeply missed by those who |
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| 34 | 34 | | held him dear, his contributions will continue to resonate in the |
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| 35 | 35 | | years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 37 | 37 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Danny Fetonte and |
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| 38 | 38 | | extend sincere condolences to all who mourn his passing; and, be it |
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| 39 | 39 | | further |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 41 | 41 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 42 | 42 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Danny |
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| 43 | 43 | | Fetonte. |
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| 44 | 44 | | Goodwin |
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| 45 | 45 | | ______________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 47 | 47 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1065 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 48 | 48 | | rising vote of the House on April 12, 2023. |
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| 49 | 49 | | ______________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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