Bill Text: TX HR430 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Augustin Lucio Jr. of San Marcos.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-17 - Reported enrolled [HR430 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR430-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 430 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Family, friends, and admirers are mourning the loss | ||
| of Hispanic civil rights leader and decorated World War II veteran | ||
| Augustin Lucio Jr. of San Marcos, who died on November 13, 2014, at | ||
| the age of 91; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of Augustin and Maria de Jesus Lucio, | ||
| Augustin Lucio Jr. grew up on a farm outside San Marcos; at the age | ||
| of 18, he answered his nation's call to duty by joining the U.S. | ||
| Army and was assigned to Company L, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Regiment, | ||
| 2nd Infantry Division; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Lucio's first combat mission was the D-Day | ||
| invasion of Normandy, and a day later, when his unit's platoon | ||
| sergeant was wounded, he took charge of the 45-man troop and led | ||
| them through a number of important engagements, including the | ||
| Battle of the Bulge; honorably discharged in 1945, he was awarded | ||
| the Silver Star, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart, as well as the | ||
| French Croix de Guerre, among other medals and ribbons; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Following the war, Mr. Lucio returned to San Marcos, | ||
| where he and his wife, Delia, shared 69 happy years; together, they | ||
| became the parents of four beloved children, Rosemary, Carol, Joe, | ||
| and Robert, and later knew the joy of welcoming into their family | ||
| three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Lucio enjoyed a notable career of more than | ||
| three decades at Bergstrom Air Force Base in Austin, retiring in | ||
| 1979 as a chief supply inspector; he contributed to the San Marcos | ||
| community as a cofounder of the local chapter of the American GI | ||
| Forum and as a member of VFW Post No. 3413, the Knights of Columbus, | ||
| the Holy Name Society, and St. John's Catholic Church; in addition | ||
| to serving on numerous national, state, and local committees, he | ||
| was a member of the San Marcos Consolidated Independent School | ||
| District board for 19 years and led a boycott of the district over | ||
| its lack of Hispanic teachers; the San Marcos High School library is | ||
| named in his honor; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Augustin Lucio was a brave soldier, a caring husband | ||
| and father, and a committed member of his community, and the | ||
| contributions he made in each of these roles will long inspire all | ||
| those who were fortunate enough to know him; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Augustin Lucio Jr. | ||
| and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his | ||
| wife, Delia; to his daughters, Rosemary and Carol; to his sons, Joe | ||
| and his wife, Sheryl, and Robert and his wife, Josie; to his | ||
| grandchildren, Steven and his wife, Brooke, Janellica and her | ||
| husband, Paul, and Gabriel; to his great-grandchildren, Lauryn, | ||
| Kaytlynn, Kayley, and Valentina; to his sister, Hermina 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 Augustin | ||
| Lucio Jr. | ||
| Isaac | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 430 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on March 12, 2015. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
