Bill Text: TX HR17 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of former Laredo city councilman Joe A. Guerra.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-07 - Reported enrolled [HR17 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR17-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 17 |
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WHEREAS, A life made rich by meaningful service has drawn to a | ||
close with the death of longtime Laredo city councilman Joe | ||
A. Guerra on September 15, 2010; and | ||
WHEREAS, Joe Guerra was born in Laredo on July 9, 1934, to | ||
Jose Margarito and Josefina Valls Guerra; after graduating from | ||
Martin High School in 1953, he earned a bachelor's degree in | ||
chemistry at St. Mary's University in San Antonio in 1957; and | ||
WHEREAS, Returning to Laredo after college, Mr. Guerra joined | ||
the family businesses, Laredo Motor Mart and Laredo Auto Parts; he | ||
went on to open his own business, Joe Guerra Exxon gas station, | ||
which he operated for 30 years; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1961, Mr. Guerra married the former Josie Flores, | ||
and they shared a fulfilling life for 49 years, until his death; the | ||
Guerras were blessed with 8 children and 11 grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Guerra devoted a great deal of his time and | ||
energy to the betterment of his community, serving as the Laredo | ||
city councilman from District 4 from 1970 to 1982; he sat on the | ||
council again from 1994 to 2002, representing District 6 and | ||
serving as dean of the council and as mayor pro tem; during his | ||
tenure, he played a leading role in the extension of Del Mar | ||
Boulevard, and he earned much respect and admiration for his | ||
commitment to his constituents; and | ||
WHEREAS, Active for many years in the Republican Party, Mr. | ||
Guerra served as Webb County chair for the successful gubernatorial | ||
campaign of Bill Clements in 1978, supported the presidential | ||
candidacy of George H. W. Bush and the gubernatorial and | ||
presidential candidacies of George W. Bush, and campaigned for U.S. | ||
Representative Henry Bonilla; in 2000, he was given the honor of | ||
leading the Pledge of Allegiance at the Republican National | ||
Convention in Philadelphia; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Guerra was also a man of strong religious faith; | ||
he served as a Eucharistic minister and lector at Holy Redeemer | ||
Church and, before that, at St. Peter the Apostle Church; and | ||
WHEREAS, Joe Guerra lived a life centered around his family, | ||
his faith, and his community, and though he is deeply missed, his | ||
integrity, generosity, and graciousness will continue to inspire | ||
all those who knew and loved him; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Joe A. Guerra and | ||
extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his | ||
wife, Josie Flores Guerra; to his children, Joe Guerra, Jr., | ||
Rebecca G. Doyle and her husband, Michael, Dr. Maya G. Zuniga and | ||
her husband, Fernando, Alfonso Guerra and his wife, Amanda, Alfredo | ||
Guerra and his wife, Tamara, Carlos Guerra, Monica G. Jones and her | ||
husband, Robert, and Maria Eugenia Guerra; to his brothers, Richard | ||
Guerra and his wife, Suzanne, and Luis Guerra and his wife, Lydia; | ||
to his sisters, Josie G. Levander, Laura G. Adler and her husband, | ||
Kenneth, Rosario Lapin and her husband, Stewart, Angela G. Cuellar | ||
and her husband, Carlos, Anna Nudelman and her husband, Robert, and | ||
Gabriela Kirchner and her husband, Steve; to his grandchildren, | ||
Nicholas Coussoulis, Peter Coussoulis, Andria Zuniga, Analise | ||
Zuniga, Abigail Guerra, Andrew Guerra, Kristian Guerra, Paola | ||
Guerra, Marcela Guerra, Braden Jones, and Trent Jones; and to his | ||
other relatives and friends; 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 the | ||
Honorable Joe A. Guerra. | ||
Raymond | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 17 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
vote of the House on February 24, 2011. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||