Bill Text: TX SR83 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Manuel Valdes "Manny" Lafont Jr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-15 - Reported enrolled [SR83 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR83-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
Manuel LaFont | ||
WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of Manuel Valdes | ||
LaFont Jr. were deeply saddened by his untimely death in June | ||
2021, at the age of 54; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in Houston on January 27, 1967, Manny LaFont | ||
was the son of Myriam Matilde Manresa de Valdes-LaFont and Manuel | ||
Valdes LaFont, who both emigrated from Cuba; he grew up in the | ||
Robindell neighborhood with two sisters and attended Richmond | ||
Elementary School and Sharpstown Junior and Senior High Schools; | ||
a talented athlete and baseball fanatic, he was a member of | ||
Little League and high school teams and played at Hill College | ||
and in a local Cuban league; after completing his bachelor's | ||
degree in business administration at the University of Houston, | ||
he embarked on a career in the road safety industry; he | ||
eventually moved to the Miami, Florida, area and led a division | ||
of Lindsay Transportation Solutions; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. LaFont and his former wife, Adriana LaFont, | ||
were the proud parents of a daughter, Mia, and a son, Santi; his | ||
world revolved around his children, and almost every day, he rode | ||
bikes with them on the beach, took them to the park, and played | ||
baseball with his son; as coach of his son's baseball team, the | ||
Astros, he was kind and encouraging to all of the players, | ||
offering positive reinforcement for good efforts and personal | ||
improvement; when team members moved on, he stayed in touch with | ||
their parents and continued to follow their progress; he | ||
volunteered as a youth basketball coach as well; and | ||
WHEREAS, A man of strong faith, Mr. LaFont was a | ||
parishioner of St. Patrick Catholic Church, where his children | ||
attended school; his big heart, big personality, and marvelous | ||
sense of humor brought him a host of friendships, and he always | ||
stayed especially close to his Houston schoolmates, including | ||
many he had known since kindergarten; during the COVID-19 | ||
pandemic, he was a steadfast source of support and consolation to | ||
those in his circle, talking for hours on the phone about their | ||
challenges; he never hesitated to express his love to those he | ||
held dear; and | ||
WHEREAS, Manny LaFont possessed a generosity of spirit | ||
that revealed itself in myriad ways, and although his loss is | ||
difficult to bear, memories of joyous times spent in his company | ||
will forever illuminate the lives of those he left behind; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life | ||
of Manuel Valdes "Manny" LaFont Jr. and extend sincere | ||
condolences to all who mourn his passing; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns | ||
this day, it do so in memory of Manuel Valdes "Manny" LaFont. | ||
Miles | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on October 15, 2021, by | ||
a rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |