H.R. No. 912
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories
of Felix Landin Jr. of Corpus Christi, who passed away on
December 15, 2021, at the age of 80; and
WHEREAS, The son of Mary S. Landin and Felix Landin Sr., Felix
Landin was born on October 8, 1941, and he grew up with the
companionship of four siblings, Mary Alice, Lena, Amando, and
Armando; after graduating from Tuloso-Midway High School in 1962,
he joined the Texas Army National Guard and completed assignments
at Missouri and California; he later served in the reserve for six
years; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Landin began his career in retail with the Gulf
Merchandising Company, and he went on to take a position with the
Woolco Department Store in Corpus Christi before working as a
division manager in Laredo and as an assistant store manager in
Brownsville; he was subsequently employed with Gibson Discount
Stores in Brownsville and Corpus Christi; he joined the Gibraltar
Mausoleum Corporation, and he became a manager at cemeteries in
Robstown and Corpus Christi; after a brief retirement, he returned
to work at Memory Gardens Cemetery for five years; and
WHEREAS, Highly engaged in his community, Mr. Landin served
as vice president of the Tuloso-Midway Independent School District
Board of Trustees, and he was a former member and grant chair of the
Tuloso-Midway ISD Education Foundation; he was also involved in
numerous other civic organizations, including Boy Scouts of
America, Corpus Christi Bay Kiwanis, the American G.I. Forum of
Texas, and American Legion Post 364; and
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Landin enjoyed the love
and support of his wife, Yolanda, with whom he shared 58 years, and
he took great pride in his four children, Felix IV, Aldo Allen,
Erika Lanette, and Alex, who preceded his father in death; with the
passage of time, his treasured family grew to include six
grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, Felix Landin lived a life that was rich in personal
and professional achievements, and he will forever be a source of
inspiration to those he leaves behind; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Felix Landin Jr.
and extend sincere condolences to his loved ones; 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 Felix
Landin.
Herrero
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 912 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on April 14, 2023.
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Chief Clerk of the House