Bill Text: TX HR2447 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: In memory of former Palmview mayor Jorge G. Garcia.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-30 - Reported enrolled [HR2447 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR2447-Introduced.html
Bill Title: In memory of former Palmview mayor Jorge G. Garcia.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-30 - Reported enrolled [HR2447 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR2447-Introduced.html
88R33304 BPG-D | ||
By: Muñoz, Jr. | H.R. No. 2447 |
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WHEREAS, Residents of Palmview lost an admired civic leader | ||
with the passing of the city's longest-serving mayor, Jorge G. | ||
Garcia, on May 24, 2023, at the age of 91; and | ||
WHEREAS, The son of Indalecio and Maria Garcia, Jorge Garcia | ||
was born on July 7, 1931; he grew up with a brother, Jose "Pepe", and | ||
three sisters, Amelia, Herlinda, and Alicia; during the Korean War, | ||
he served his country in the U.S. Army; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Garcia was mayor of Palmview from 1995 to 2014; | ||
he worked tirelessly to keep taxes historically low while providing | ||
friendly service to residents and improving the police, fire, and | ||
rescue departments, as well as the Boys and Girls Club fields; in | ||
addition, he fostered a positive environment for small business | ||
development; during his tenure, the city also welcomed such major | ||
establishments as AutoZone, Walgreens, and Little Caesars, and he | ||
was most proud of bringing the HEB grocery store to the community; | ||
he further served his fellow citizens as a trustee of the La Joya | ||
Independent School District; and | ||
WHEREAS, Devoted to his family, Mr. Garcia shared a | ||
fulfilling marriage with his wife, Irene M. Garcia, until her | ||
passing, and he was the proud father of a daughter, Debra; he leaves | ||
two grandsons and four great-grandchildren to cherish his memory, | ||
while one grandson, Eliseo "Eli" Flores, preceded him in death; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although Jorge Garcia is sadly missed by those he | ||
left behind, they will continue to find inspiration in his | ||
dedication to his loved ones, his faith, his community, and his | ||
country; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Jorge G. Garcia and | ||
extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his | ||
daughter, Debra G. Flores, and her husband, Ismael "Kino" | ||
Flores Sr.; to his grandsons, Ismael "Kino" Flores Jr. and his | ||
wife, Vanessa, and Eric Daniel Flores and his wife, Victoria; to his | ||
great-grandchildren, Fitzgerald F., Elaina Grace, Fletcher F., and | ||
James A. Flores; 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 Jorge G. | ||
Garcia. |