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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Citizens of Laredo lost a respected community leader |
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with the death of Carlos Y. Benavides Jr. of Laredo on December 23, |
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2020, at the age of 84; and |
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WHEREAS, Descended from one of Laredo's founding families, |
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C. Y. Benavides was born on May 20, 1936, to C. Y. and Anita |
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Benavides, and he grew up with a brother, Arturo; after graduating |
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from St. Joseph's High School in 1954, he earned his bachelor's |
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degree in geology from the University of Dayton in 1958; he went on |
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to attend Baylor Law School, and he was admitted to the Texas bar in |
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1964; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Benavides enjoyed a successful 50-year career |
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as an attorney, and he played a vital role in managing his family's |
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ranching and petroleum properties, helping to found the Rancho |
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Viejo Cattle Company; he also served as the city's assistant |
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district attorney, and he was twice elected as Webb County judge; |
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answering his nation's call to duty, he was a commissioned officer |
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in the National Guard; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Benavides helped ensure the success of the Boys |
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and Girls Clubs of Laredo, and he also provided support to Sacred |
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Heart Children's Home; he was a longtime member of the Knights of |
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Columbus, and in 2010, he was elevated to the rank of Fourth Degree, |
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the order's highest honor; he also established the Benavides Family |
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Endowment to provide financial assistance to students at Texas A&M |
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International University; in his leisure time, he enjoyed traveling |
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with his family, particularly big game hunting expeditions in |
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Africa; and |
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WHEREAS, A true son of Laredo, C. Y. Benavides lived a rich |
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and purposeful life, and he leaves behind a legacy that will |
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continue to inspire all those who knew and loved him; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Carlos Y. Benavides |
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Jr. and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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his children, C. Y. Benavides III, Guillermo Benavides, and |
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Cristina Alexander; to his grandchildren, Carlos, Nicholas, |
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Eduardo, Joshua, Catarina, Christian, Guillermo, Alfonso, Ricardo, |
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Gabriela, Anna, and Karina; to his great-grandchildren, Bryan and |
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Ava Rose; to the mother of his children, Linda Mann; and to his |
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other relatives and many friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of C. Y. |
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Benavides. |