Bill Text: TX HR55 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Joel A. Garza of Weslaco.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-09-02 - Reported enrolled [HR55 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR55-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 55 |
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the | ||
passing of Joel A. Garza of Weslaco on June 21, 2021, at the age of | ||
84; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in Weslaco on April 18, 1937, Joe Garza was the | ||
son of Victor and Josefa Martinez Garza, and he grew up with the | ||
companionship of four siblings, Humberto, Maria, Nora, and Victor; | ||
in 1956, he graduated from Weslaco High School, where he played | ||
running back and helped the Panther football team advance to the | ||
state semifinals in 1955; he later attended St. Mary's University | ||
while serving with the Texas National Guard; and | ||
WHEREAS, Following his honorable discharge in 1962, | ||
Mr. Garza began his career in social work with the Texas Department | ||
of Public Welfare; he served as an administrator for government | ||
assistance programs and retired in 1990 as a program director with | ||
the Texas Department of Human Services; dedicated to his community, | ||
he gave generously of his time and talents to numerous | ||
organizations, including the Knights of Columbus, the Boy Scouts of | ||
America, the American Cancer Society, and Valley Interfaith; in | ||
addition, he was active in city politics and was instrumental in | ||
Weslaco adopting single-member districts; he was also passionate | ||
about agriculture, and he farmed various crops in the United States | ||
and Mexico, growing all of his produce organically; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Garza married the former Maria Evangelina | ||
Hinojosa in September 1961, and the couple shared a rewarding union | ||
that spanned nearly six decades; he was the proud father of 6 | ||
children, Cynthia, Melinda, Jaime, Judith, Angela, and Joel, and | ||
over the years, he was further blessed with 17 grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, Joe Garza possessed a generosity of spirit that | ||
expressed itself in myriad ways, and he enriched the lives of | ||
countless people with his warmth and kindness; now, therefore, be | ||
it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory | ||
of Joel A. Garza and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his | ||
family: to his wife, Evangelina Garza; to his children, Cynthia | ||
Cardenas and her husband, Gilbert, Melinda Garza and her husband, | ||
Bernie, Jaime Garza and his wife, Terri, Judith Blas and her | ||
husband, Jesse, Angela Cantu and her husband, Robert, and Joel | ||
Garza and his wife, Lindsey; to his brother, Victor Garza and his | ||
wife, Elva; to his brother-in-law, Claudio Perez; to his | ||
grandchildren; 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 Joe Garza. | ||
Martinez | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 55 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
vote of the House on August 30, 2021. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||