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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life well lived remain to comfort the |
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family and friends of Huy Quang Luong of Houston, who passed away on |
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January 11, 2021, at the age of 75; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Van Hue Luong and My Thi Pham, Huy Quang |
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Luong was born in Hanoi, Vietnam, on July 29, 1945; although he |
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studied to be an attorney, the Vietnam War broke out before he had |
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the opportunity to practice law, and he went on to serve as a second |
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lieutenant for the South Vietnamese military during the war; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Luong married Lan Mac Huong, with whom he raised |
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two children, Amber and Jason; on April 29, 1975, the day before the |
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fall of Saigon, he fled the country with his family and was rescued |
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by the United States Navy's Seventh Fleet; as a refugee in the U.S., |
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he first took a job in the cafeteria at Lackland Air Force Base in |
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San Antonio, and by attending night school at Our Lady of the Lake |
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University, he was able to earn a degree in accounting; and |
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WHEREAS, Relocating to Houston, Mr. Luong was hired as an |
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accountant with the city government, and he was later honored by |
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Mayor Bob Lanier for his more than 20 years of service; he also |
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operated a successful company, Hometeq Real Estate, and became a |
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pioneer in real estate in Houston's Vietnamese American community; |
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along the way, he benefited his fellow citizens through his |
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involvement in various volunteer and charitable organizations, |
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including the Lions Club; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Luong supported his children throughout their |
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studies at college, law school, medical school, and graduate |
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school, and he was proud to see both of them build successful |
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careers for themselves; his family also grew to include six |
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grandchildren, Lucas, Hayden, Caily, Sofia, Daniel, and Marissa, |
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whom he adored; in later life, he and his wife enjoyed traveling the |
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world together; and |
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WHEREAS, Huy Quang Luong touched countless lives during his |
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journey on this earth, and he will forever hold a special place in |
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the hearts of those who held him dear; 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 Huy Quang Luong and |
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extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife of |
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50 years, Lan Luong; to his children, Dr. Amber Luong and the |
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Honorable Jason Luong; to his grandchildren, Lucas Ray, Hayden Ray, |
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Caily Ray, Sofia Castillo-Luong, Daniel Luong, and Marissa Luong; |
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and to his other relatives and 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 Huy Quang |
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Luong. |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1485 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 29, 2021. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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