Bill Text: TX HR627 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Mayor Pro Tempore Noe Garza of Edinburg.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-14 - Reported enrolled [HR627 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR627-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 627 |
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WHEREAS, The citizens of Edinburg lost an esteemed public | ||
servant with the death of Mayor Pro Tempore Noe Garza, P.E., who | ||
passed away on January 9, 2012, at the age of 72; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Garza was born in San Juan and graduated from | ||
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo High School as a member of the National Honor | ||
Society; after earning a Civil and Structural Engineering degree | ||
from The University of Texas at Austin in 1965, he began a career as | ||
a bridge designer for the State of California and ultimately owned | ||
and operated Noe Garza Engineers for 28 years; when he returned to | ||
Texas he was hired as the city engineer and public works director | ||
for the City of Edinburg in 1976, and he later became the assistant | ||
city manager of operations; and | ||
WHEREAS, This dedicated elected official was a member of the | ||
Edinburg City Council from 2003 until his death and was appointed to | ||
one-year terms as mayor pro tempore in 2005, 2009, and 2011; during | ||
his tenure on the council, he played a pivotal role in the | ||
development of major public infrastructure policies and economic | ||
growth strategies, while promoting the importance of a strong | ||
municipal workforce; moreover, he earned the lasting respect of his | ||
fellow council members for his insight, selflessness, and | ||
commitment to his constituents, as well as for his enthusiasm and | ||
lively sense of humor; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Garza further distinguished himself through his | ||
service as a trustee of the Edinburg Consolidated Independent | ||
School District from 1998 to 2001, during which time he held the | ||
offices of secretary and vice president; in addition, he | ||
represented the City of Edinburg on the Hidalgo County Metropolitan | ||
Planning Organization, overseeing numerous local transportation | ||
projects; his involvement in his community was also reflected in | ||
his membership in such civic organizations as the Edinburg Chamber | ||
of Commerce, Amigos del Valle, San Juan Youth Program, Pharr and San | ||
Juan Boys Club, and the San Juan Lions Club; and | ||
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Garza enjoyed the support | ||
of his loving family, and he took great pride in his four children, | ||
Lizza, Lori, John, and Michael, and his granddaughter, Ava; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although Noe Garza will be deeply missed, his | ||
generous spirit and his outstanding record of public and | ||
professional service will forever inspire all those who were | ||
privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of the Honorable Noe | ||
Garza and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to | ||
his children, Lizza Marie Harrison, Lori Ann Garza, John Robert | ||
Garza, and Michael Noe Garza; to his granddaughter, Ava Renee | ||
Garza; to his mother, Carolina Garza; to his siblings, Alicia | ||
Garza, Lydia Garcia, Feliberto Garza, and Reynaldo Garza; and to | ||
his other relatives and 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 Noe Garza, | ||
P.E. | ||
Canales | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 627 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on March 13, 2013. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||