Bill Text: TX HR78 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Carlos Y. Benavides Jr. of Laredo.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-18 - Reported enrolled [HR78 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR78-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 78 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Citizens of Laredo lost a respected community leader | ||
| with the death of Carlos Y. Benavides Jr. of Laredo on December 23, | ||
| 2020, at the age of 84; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Descended from one of Laredo's founding families, | ||
| C. Y. Benavides was born on May 20, 1936, to C. Y. and Anita | ||
| Benavides, and he grew up with a brother, Arturo; after graduating | ||
| from St. Joseph's High School in 1954, he earned his bachelor's | ||
| degree in geology from the University of Dayton in 1958; he went on | ||
| to attend Baylor Law School, and he was admitted to the Texas bar in | ||
| 1964; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Benavides enjoyed a successful 50-year career | ||
| as an attorney, and he played a vital role in managing his family's | ||
| ranching and petroleum properties, helping to found the Rancho | ||
| Viejo Cattle Company; he also served as the city's assistant | ||
| district attorney, and he was twice elected as Webb County judge; | ||
| answering his nation's call to duty, he was a commissioned officer | ||
| in the National Guard; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Benavides helped ensure the success of the Boys | ||
| and Girls Clubs of Laredo, and he also provided support to Sacred | ||
| Heart Children's Home; he was a longtime member of the Knights of | ||
| Columbus, and in 2010, he was elevated to the rank of Fourth Degree, | ||
| the order's highest honor; he also established the Benavides Family | ||
| Endowment to provide financial assistance to students at Texas A&M | ||
| International University; in his leisure time, he enjoyed traveling | ||
| with his family, particularly big game hunting expeditions in | ||
| Africa; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A true son of Laredo, C. Y. Benavides lived a rich | ||
| and purposeful life, and he leaves behind a legacy that will | ||
| continue to inspire all those who knew and loved him; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Carlos Y. Benavides | ||
| Jr. and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to | ||
| his children, C. Y. Benavides III, Guillermo Benavides, and | ||
| Cristina Alexander; to his grandchildren, Carlos, Nicholas, | ||
| Eduardo, Joshua, Catarina, Christian, Guillermo, Alfonso, Ricardo, | ||
| Gabriela, Anna, and Karina; to his great-grandchildren, Bryan and | ||
| Ava Rose; to the mother of his children, Linda Mann; 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 C. Y. | ||
| Benavides. | ||
| Raymond | ||
| King of Uvalde | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 78 was unanimously adopted by a rising | ||
| vote of the House on March 10, 2021. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
