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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Noel Escobar, former mayor of the City of Escobares, on |
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September 30, 2022, at the age of 87; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Escobares on January 10, 1935, to Niceforo |
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Escobar and Adela Flores, Noel Escobar grew up with the |
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companionship of four siblings, Joel, Hermila, Maria, and Emma; |
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after graduating from Roma High School in 1953, he moved to San |
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Antonio and attended Durham's Business College; he later continued |
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his studies at St. Mary's University, where he earned a bachelor of |
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business administration degree in 1977; and |
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WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty, Mr. Escobar |
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served as a member of the Marine Corps from January 1956 until July |
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1959, when he received an honorable discharge at the rank of |
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sergeant; he subsequently began a career in the civil service at |
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Fort Sam Houston, and at the time of his retirement in 1997, he was |
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the director of public works in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
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Business Management Division; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Escobar and his wife, the late Felipita Pena, |
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eventually returned to his hometown of Escobares to be closer to |
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family and to take up ranching on a full-time basis; after learning |
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about some of the issues facing the community, he joined other |
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volunteers in the campaign to make Escobares an independent city; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In 2005, Mr. Escobar was elected as the first mayor |
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of the City of Escobares, and he continued to serve in that capacity |
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until stepping down in December 2020; he never wavered in his |
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dedication to improving the quality of life of his fellow citizens, |
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and at the time of his death, he was planning to run for a seat on |
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the city council in the upcoming election; and |
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WHEREAS, Noel Escobar distinguished himself as an engaged |
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citizen and a force for good in his community, and he will forever |
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be a source of inspiration to the many people whose lives he |
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touched; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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of Noel Escobar and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his |
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family: to his sisters, Hermila E. Garcia and her husband, Carlos, |
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Maria Delia Rodriguez and her husband, Alonzo, and Emma Y. Vasquez |
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and her husband, Mario; to his nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and |
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great-nephews; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Noel |
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Escobar. |