Bill Text: TX SR137 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled

Texas Senate Resolution 137 (Prior Session Legislation)

Enrolled

Bill Title: In memory of Armand Mathew.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-06-25 - Reported enrolled [SR137 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-SR137-Enrolled.html


	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 137


	In Memory
	of
	Armand Mathew

	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the
	citizens of Brownsville in mourning the loss of Father Armand
	Mathew, who died June 22, 2013, at the age of 90; and
	WHEREAS, Armand Mathew was born October 21, 1922, in
	France; after growing up in Indiana and Chicago, he became
	impressed with the work of the missionary Oblates of Mary
	Immaculate, and he moved to San Antonio and decided to serve in
	the order; he was ordained into the priesthood on February 24,
	1949; and
	WHEREAS, Through the years, Father Armand served the
	people of the Rio Grande Valley with compassion, humility, and an
	enduring commitment to social justice; as a longtime priest of
	the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, he served the community in a
	variety of capacities; and
	WHEREAS, Father Mathew believed that voting was an
	important step in the struggle to rise from poverty; he was the
	founder and longtime director of the Center for Civic Engagement
	at The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost
	College, and he worked hard on Kids Voting Brownsville, a program
	that educates children and young adults on the importance of
	exercising the right to vote; and
	WHEREAS, He was a source of enlightenment and hope to the
	people he served, and his advocacy for the less fortunate was an
	inspiration to all those who had the privilege of sharing in his
	life; and
	WHEREAS, A man of courage, strength, and generosity, he
	gave unselfishly to others, and his wisdom, his embrace of the
	fight for social justice, and his enthusiasm for living each day
	to the fullest will not be forgotten; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd
	Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby extend sincere
	condolences to the bereaved family of Father Armand Mathew; and,
	be it further
	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
	his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
	Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
	memory of Father Armand Mathew.
	Lucio



		________________________________
		President of the Senate

		I hereby certify that the
		above Resolution was adopted by
		the Senate on June 25, 2013, by a
		rising vote.



		________________________________
		Secretary of the Senate



		________________________________
		Member, Texas Senate