Bill Text: TX HR2536 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Leonel R. Garza of Freer.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-30 - Reported enrolled [HR2536 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR2536-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2536 |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their | ||
memories of Leonel R. Garza of Freer, who died on July 16, 2022, at | ||
the age of 82; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born on July 4, 1940, to Lazaro and Olivia Garza, | ||
Leonel Garza grew up with 12 siblings, Maria, Ofelia, Carmen, | ||
Lupita, Hane, Rosa, Liz, Gloria, Mandy, Eloy, Larry, and Gilbert; | ||
in his youth, he did migrant work in Texas and the Midwest, and he | ||
was a star athlete at Benavides High School, where he graduated in | ||
1959; answering his nation's call to duty, he enlisted in the | ||
U.S. Marine Corps and served until his honorable discharge in 1968 | ||
at the rank of corporal; he married the former Elda Garcia in 1961, | ||
and they became the proud parents of five daughters, Leticia, Nori, | ||
Noelia, Elsa, and Imelda; later in life, he was blessed with 12 | ||
grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, In the 1960s, Mr. Garza and his family settled in | ||
Freer, where he became the manager of the Center Circle Texaco | ||
station and went on to found the Muy Grande store; in 1976, he began | ||
a career selling ranches and serving as a ranch consultant that | ||
spanned half a century; he was also active as a member of the school | ||
board, the sportsman's club, the chamber of commerce, and the Lions | ||
Club, as well as the Duval County Groundwater Conservation | ||
District; and | ||
WHEREAS, A celebrated outdoorsman, Mr. Garza founded the Muy | ||
Grande Deer Contest in 1965, one of the largest such contests in the | ||
world; he wrote and created many books and videos about the | ||
competition, and he designed the Muy Grande camouflage pattern; as | ||
a hunter, he personally collected more than 20,000 heads of | ||
whitetail deer; his many honors include awards from the City of | ||
Freer and the Texas Senate and House of Representatives, as well as | ||
the Gene Riser Award from the Texas Deer Association; and | ||
WHEREAS, Leonel Garza lived a rich and purposeful life, and | ||
he leaves behind a legacy that will continue to inspire all those | ||
who knew and loved him; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Leonel R. Garza and | ||
extend sincere condolences to the members of his family and to his | ||
many 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 Leonel | ||
Garza. | ||
Guillen | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2536 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 29, 2023. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||