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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The community of El Paso lost a champion for civil |
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rights and social justice with the death of attorney Enrique Moreno |
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on October 10, 2019, at the age of 63; and |
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WHEREAS, Enrique Moreno was born on December 28, 1955, in |
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Chihuahua, Mexico, to Enriqueta and Manuel Moreno, and he grew up in |
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El Paso with two siblings, Rosa and Manuel; after graduating from |
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Austin High School, he earned his bachelor's degree at Harvard |
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University and his law degree from Harvard Law School; and |
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WHEREAS, Returning to El Paso, Mr. Moreno joined the law firm |
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of Kemp Smith, and in 1999, he opened his own practice, handling |
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civil rights, personal injury, and employment law cases; in court, |
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he was a powerful advocate for individual rights and civic |
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progress; he won a $27.5 million settlement in behalf of a woman of |
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Iranian descent who had been racially profiled by an airline, and he |
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represented the father of a Guatemalan migrant who died in the |
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custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection; and |
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WHEREAS, Twice nominated to the Fifth Circuit Court of |
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Appeals by President Bill Clinton, Mr. Moreno was consistently |
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rated as one of the top trial lawyers in El Paso; he was cited as a |
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Texas Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly magazine, as a Top Lawyer in El |
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Paso by the El Paso Herald-Post survey of state judges, and as |
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Lawyer of the Year by the Mexican American Bar Association of El |
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Paso, among other accolades; he was a founding member and past |
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president of the George A. McAlmon American Inn of Court, and he |
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honored his Mexican roots through his service as a consulting |
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attorney to the government of Mexico; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Moreno's many awards included the Albert |
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Armendariz Sr. Lifetime Achievement Award from the Mexican American |
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Bar Association, the Civil Rights Award from the El Paso chapter of |
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the NAACP, the Guadalupe Award for Community Service from the |
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Hispanic Leadership Institute, and the Eagle Award for Community |
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Advocacy from the El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Moreno enjoyed the love |
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and support of Carla Monsisvais, and he took great pride in his son, |
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Enrique Moreno Jr., and his stepchildren, Joe and Anna Rodriguez; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Enrique Moreno lived a rich and purposeful life |
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devoted to serving others and standing up for his ideals, and he |
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leaves behind a legacy that will continue to inspire all those who |
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knew and loved him; now, 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 Enrique Moreno and |
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extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family and his many |
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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 Enrique |
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Moreno. |