| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 132 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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| 6 | 6 | | passing of Noel Escobar, former mayor of the City of Escobares, on |
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| 7 | 7 | | September 30, 2022, at the age of 87; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Born in Escobares on January 10, 1935, to Niceforo |
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| 9 | 9 | | Escobar and Adela Flores, Noel Escobar grew up with the |
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| 10 | 10 | | companionship of four siblings, Joel, Hermila, Maria, and Emma; |
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| 11 | 11 | | after graduating from Roma High School in 1953, he moved to San |
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| 12 | 12 | | Antonio and attended Durham's Business College; he later continued |
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| 13 | 13 | | his studies at St. Mary's University, where he earned a bachelor of |
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| 14 | 14 | | business administration degree in 1977; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty, Mr. Escobar |
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| 16 | 16 | | served as a member of the Marine Corps from January 1956 until July |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1959, when he received an honorable discharge at the rank of |
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| 18 | 18 | | sergeant; he subsequently began a career in the civil service at |
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| 19 | 19 | | Fort Sam Houston, and at the time of his retirement in 1997, he was |
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| 20 | 20 | | the director of public works in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
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| 21 | 21 | | Business Management Division; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Escobar and his wife, the late Felipita Pena, |
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| 23 | 23 | | eventually returned to his hometown of Escobares to be closer to |
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| 24 | 24 | | family and to take up ranching on a full-time basis; after learning |
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| 25 | 25 | | about some of the issues facing the community, he joined other |
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| 26 | 26 | | volunteers in the campaign to make Escobares an independent city; |
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| 27 | 27 | | and |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, In 2005, Mr. Escobar was elected as the first mayor |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the City of Escobares, and he continued to serve in that capacity |
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| 30 | 30 | | until stepping down in December 2020; he never wavered in his |
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| 31 | 31 | | dedication to improving the quality of life of his fellow citizens, |
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| 32 | 32 | | and at the time of his death, he was planning to run for a seat on |
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| 33 | 33 | | the city council in the upcoming election; and |
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| 34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Noel Escobar distinguished himself as an engaged |
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| 35 | 35 | | citizen and a force for good in his community, and he will forever |
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| 36 | 36 | | be a source of inspiration to the many people whose lives he |
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| 37 | 37 | | touched; now, therefore, be it |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 39 | 39 | | Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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| 40 | 40 | | of Noel Escobar and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his |
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| 41 | 41 | | family: to his sisters, Hermila E. Garcia and her husband, Carlos, |
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| 42 | 42 | | Maria Delia Rodriguez and her husband, Alonzo, and Emma Y. Vasquez |
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| 43 | 43 | | and her husband, Mario; to his nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and |
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| 44 | 44 | | great-nephews; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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| 45 | 45 | | further |
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| 46 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 47 | 47 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 48 | 48 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Noel |
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| 49 | 49 | | Escobar. |
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| 50 | 50 | | Guillen |
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| 51 | 51 | | ______________________________ |
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| 52 | 52 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 53 | 53 | | I certify that H.R. No. 132 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 54 | 54 | | rising vote of the House on November 1, 2023. |
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| 55 | 55 | | ______________________________ |
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| 56 | 56 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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