Bill Text: TX HR321 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Manuel Salvador Vela of San Antonio.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-29 - Reported enrolled [HR321 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR321-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 321 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their | ||
| memories of Manuel Salvador Vela of San Antonio, who died on | ||
| February 1, 2021, at the age of 100; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in Kenedy on March 28, 1920, to Salvador and | ||
| Rufina Vela, Manuel Vela grew up with three siblings, Isaac, Lydia, | ||
| and Anais; he was the proud father of two daughters, Rachel Brinlee | ||
| and Cynthia Vela York, and a son, the late Roland Vela, and later in | ||
| life, he was pleased to welcome his grandchildren and | ||
| great-grandchildren into his family; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After starting his career with the San Antonio Fire | ||
| Department in 1943, Mr. Vela answered his nation's call to duty and | ||
| served as a gunner with the U.S. Navy in the Bering Sea during World | ||
| War II; he returned to San Antonio in 1946 and resumed his career | ||
| with the fire department, earning his associate degree in fire | ||
| science from San Antonio College and serving as an engineer, | ||
| lieutenant, and captain before retiring as a fire inspector in | ||
| 1983; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Strong-willed and energetic, Mr. Vela worked out at | ||
| the YMCA well into his 90s, and he delighted in dancing on the | ||
| weekends; he remained proud of his military service, and in 2012, he | ||
| was privileged to join an Honor Flight of World War II veterans to | ||
| Washington, D.C.; known affectionately as "Cap" to his fellow San | ||
| Antonio firefighters, he was honored in 2020 as the department's | ||
| oldest retired member; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Manuel Vela lived a rich and purposeful life devoted | ||
| to his family, his nation, and his community, and he leaves behind a | ||
| legacy of service that will continue to inspire all those who knew | ||
| and loved him; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Manuel Salvador | ||
| Vela and extend sincere condolences to his relatives 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 Manuel | ||
| Vela. | ||
| Martinez Fischer | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 321 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on March 25, 2021. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
