Bill Text: TX HR710 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Paying tribute to the life of Lorraine C. "Grandma" Camacho, a Mexican American Trailblazer of Austin and Travis County.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-22 - Reported enrolled [HR710 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR710-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 710 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Lorraine C. Camacho was posthumously recognized by | ||
| the Austin History Center in conjunction with its exhibit Mexican | ||
| American Firsts: Trailblazers of Austin and Travis County; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Honoring the important contributions made by | ||
| Mexican Americans to Central Texas, the Austin History Center and | ||
| its association joined with the Austin Public Library to organize | ||
| the show, which ran from August 21, 2010, through January 16, 2011; | ||
| Mexican American Firsts: Trailblazers of Austin and Travis County | ||
| celebrated the pioneering achievements of 32 remarkable men and | ||
| women and provided the public with an opportunity to learn more | ||
| about their lives; and | ||
| WHEREAS, One such individual, Lorraine Camacho, was honored | ||
| for her achievements in education; her tireless efforts in behalf | ||
| of education and the safety of young people earned her the | ||
| affectionate nickname "Grandma" Camacho; giving generously of her | ||
| time and talents, she volunteered as a room mother for the Reading | ||
| Is Fundamental program at Metz Elementary School, and she had her | ||
| home designated as a McGruff Safe House for neighborhood children; | ||
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| WHEREAS, This beloved matriarch was the recipient of numerous | ||
| accolades; the City of Austin proclaimed September 15, 1991, as | ||
| Lorraine Castro Camacho Day, and she was recognized in connection | ||
| with the Metz Elementary 80th Anniversary Celebration | ||
| Commemorative History Play; moreover, the Austin Parks and | ||
| Recreation Department named its facility on Robert Martinez Drive | ||
| the Lorraine "Grandma" Camacho Center in her honor; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through her outstanding accomplishments, Lorraine | ||
| Camacho made a positive difference in her community, and her legacy | ||
| is a source of pride and inspiration to many people; now, therefore, | ||
| be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Lorraine C. "Grandma" | ||
| Camacho, a Mexican American Trailblazer of Austin and Travis | ||
| County. | ||
| Rodriguez | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 710 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 17, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
