Bill Text: TX HR665 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of U.S. Army Colonel (Ret.) Manuel Lopez.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-30 - Reported enrolled [HR665 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR665-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 665 | ||
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| WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to | ||
| a close with the passing of U.S. Army Colonel (Ret.) Manuel Lopez on | ||
| August 3, 2022, at the age of 84; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of Rufino and Elvira Lopez, Manuel Lopez was | ||
| born in San Diego, Texas, on January 1, 1938, and he was a member of | ||
| the Class of 1956 at the Texas Military Institute; after attending | ||
| Texas A&M University, he earned a political science degree from | ||
| Park University; he also graduated from the Command and General | ||
| Staff College and was a faculty member there; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1957, Mr. Lopez enlisted in the U.S. Army, first | ||
| serving as a sergeant with the 69th Armor Regiment in Germany before | ||
| commanding a missile battery at Fort Carson; next, he commanded the | ||
| Headquarters Battery of the 2nd Target Acquisition Battalion in | ||
| Korea and served with the 82nd Airborne Division and the XVIII | ||
| Airborne Corps Operations Staff at Fort Bragg; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Lopez deployed to Vietnam in 1966 as an | ||
| airborne division battalion commander; subsequently, he rejoined | ||
| the XVIII Airborne Corps and was named airborne advisor for the | ||
| Argentine Army; in the 1970s, he went back to Korea as a fire | ||
| support coordinator, and in Texas, he became executive officer for | ||
| the 2nd Armored Division Artillery; he was later named chief of | ||
| staff of the Division Forward in Germany and then chief of the | ||
| Military Assistance Group in Argentina; his final active duty | ||
| assignment was with the Arkansas National Guard; he concluded his | ||
| distinguished 30-year career at the rank of colonel; his awards | ||
| included the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, the Meritorious | ||
| Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, and the Air Medal; | ||
| after retiring from the military, he worked as a corporate | ||
| marketing manager for the Hallmark Electronics Firm; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Lopez shared a rewarding marriage with his wife, | ||
| the late Maria Rosario Lopez, and he took great pride in his 5 | ||
| children, Camilla, Corina, Alma, Manuel, and Ana, as well as his 16 | ||
| grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Manuel Lopez earned the lasting respect and | ||
| admiration of all who were privileged to know him, and he leaves | ||
| behind a legacy that his loved ones can remember with pride; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of U.S. Army Colonel | ||
| (Ret.) Manuel Lopez and extend heartfelt sympathy to his 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 Manuel | ||
| Lopez. | ||
| Lozano | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 665 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on March 30, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
