| |
| |
|
|
R E S O L U T I O N
|
|
|
WHEREAS, Memories of a life well lived may help to comfort |
|
|
those saddened by the passing of Alberto Maldonado of Kingsville on |
|
|
April 28, 2023, at the age of 93; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, The son of Librado and Ella Maldonado, "Beto" |
|
|
Maldonado was born in Kingsville on January 16, 1930, and he grew up |
|
|
with the companionship of five siblings, Alicia, Aurora, Amelia, |
|
|
Placido, and Lee; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Mr. Maldonado was a longtime employee of the King |
|
|
Ranch, and over the course of his 80-year career there, he worked in |
|
|
the single and multiple sire herd division and traveled the world |
|
|
introducing the Santa Gertrudis breed of cattle, which the ranch |
|
|
developed; his many adventures included parading a 2,900-pound |
|
|
bull, Macho, through the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport |
|
|
and transporting 21 bulls by air to Casablanca; after his |
|
|
retirement from cattle operations, he served the King Ranch Visitor |
|
|
Center as a tour guide, and he continued to give generously of his |
|
|
time to the center as the years went on; in 2009, he published the |
|
|
book The Master Showmen of King Ranch: The Story of Beto and Librado |
|
|
Maldonado, which tells the story of his and his father's eventful |
|
|
lives on the ranch; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Mr. Maldonado shared a rewarding marriage with his |
|
|
wife, Dora, that spanned nearly seven decades before her passing in |
|
|
2016; he was the proud father of five children, Dora, Norma, Samuel, |
|
|
Albert, and Catalina, and with the passing years, he had the |
|
|
privilege of seeing his family grow to include 7 grandchildren, |
|
|
Sonia, Veronica, Samantha, Mario, Monica, Tracy, and Daniel, and 12 |
|
|
great-grandchildren, Andres, Makayla, Dylyn, Carlos, Samuel, |
|
|
Landon, Kinley, Caroline, Finn, Lorraine, Tre, and Molly, and 2 |
|
|
great-great-grandchildren, Mylah and Liam; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, While the death of Beto Maldonado brings |
|
|
immeasurable sorrow to his family and friends, he leaves behind a |
|
|
legacy that will long be treasured by all those who held him dear; |
|
|
now, therefore, be it |
|
|
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
|
|
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Alberto Maldonado and |
|
|
extend sincere condolences to his loved ones; and, be it further |
|
|
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
|
|
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
|
|
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Beto |
|
|
Maldonado. |