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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their |
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memories of Celestino Mendez Jr., who died on May 8, 2022, at the |
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age of 91; and |
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WHEREAS, Celestino Mendez was born in San Marcos on |
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September 10, 1930, to Celestino Mendez Sr. and Amalia Mendez, and |
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he grew up with five siblings, Ruth, Servando, Cecilia, Alicia, and |
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Helen; and |
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WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty, Mr. Mendez |
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served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War; in civilian |
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life, he committed himself to serving his beloved San Marcos |
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community, promoting education and fighting for equal rights and |
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equal opportunities for minorities; in the mid-1960s, he was |
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president of the San Marcos Consolidated Independent School |
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District board, and he was a founding board member of Centro |
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Cultural Hispano de San Marcos; he remained dedicated to his fellow |
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veterans as a lifelong member of the American GI Forum, which he |
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served for many years as commander; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Mendez shared a rewarding marriage with his |
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wife, Monica, and he was a loving father to his daughters, Monique |
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and Rose, his stepson, Andrew, and his son, the late Jeffrey Wayne |
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Mendez; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted family man, a respected community leader, |
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and a proud veteran, Celestino Mendez lived a full and generous life |
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devoted to the service of others, and he leaves behind a legacy that |
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will 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 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Celestino |
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Mendez Jr. and extend sincere condolences to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Monica Mendez; to his daughters, Monique |
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Mendez and Rose Mendez Segrave and her husband, Brian; to his |
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stepson, Andrew Mendez, and his wife, Alejandra; to his former |
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wife, Elida Simmons; to his sister, Ruth Mendez Rosales; 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 Celestino |
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Mendez. |