H.R. No. 158
R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, Luis Garcia, Jr., retired on December 31, 1992, from
1-2 his position as staff photographer for The Monitor, ending a
1-3 distinguished career in photojournalism that has spanned more than
1-4 four decades; and
1-5 WHEREAS, In 1950 Mr. Garcia began taking photographs for the
1-6 Edinburg Daily Review, and three years later he moved on to
1-7 employment with The Monitor, where his still images graced the
1-8 pages of that noteworthy publication for 39 years; and
1-9 WHEREAS, The Monitor's only full-time photographer for 20
1-10 years, this beloved individual is so closely identified with the
1-11 newspaper that Mr. Garcia is known by many people throughout the
1-12 Rio Grande Valley and northern Mexico as "the pillar of The
1-13 Monitor"; and
1-14 WHEREAS, Having taken between 50,000 and 60,000 photographs
1-15 during his storied career, this talented person has frozen in time
1-16 for the paper's readers many unforgettable images, including the
1-17 tragic Alton school bus crash of 1989, and glimpses of Presidents
1-18 Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton, as
1-19 well as many foreign dignitaries; and
1-20 WHEREAS, Dedicated to his community as well as his art,
1-21 Mr. Garcia became a member of the Lions Club in 1974 and has been a
1-22 chamber of commerce greeter for 11 years; and
1-23 WHEREAS, Throughout his exceptional career, this devoted
1-24 family man has enjoyed the love and support of his wife, Vitalia
2-1 Villa Garcia; and
2-2 WHEREAS, Mr. Garcia's remarkable photographic artistry has
2-3 illuminated many moments and events, giving to them a sense of
2-4 depth and immediacy that might have escaped a lesser eye, and as he
2-5 begins his well-deserved retirement, he can indeed look back with
2-6 tremendous pride and satisfaction on his exemplary career; now,
2-7 therefore, be it
2-8 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas
2-9 Legislature hereby commend Luis Garcia, Jr., on his remarkable
2-10 contributions as a photojournalist and extend sincere best wishes
2-11 to him for a happy and productive retirement; and, be it further
2-12 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-13 prepared for Mr. Garcia as an expression of high regard by the
2-14 Texas House of Representatives.
2-15 Texas House of Representatives.
2-16 De La Garza
2-17 H.R. No. 158
2-18 Laney Gallegos Munoz
2-19 Alexander Giddings Naishtat
2-20 Allen Glaze Nieto
2-21 Alonzo Goodman Oakley
2-22 Alvarado Goolsby Ogden
2-23 Averitt Granoff Oliveira
2-24 Bailey Gray Park
2-25 Berlanga Greenberg Parra
2-26 Black Grusendorf Patterson
2-27 Blackwood Gutierrez Pitts
3-1 Bomer Haggerty Place
3-2 Bosse Hamric Price
3-3 Brady Harris Puente
3-4 Brimer Hartnett Rabuck
3-5 Cain Heflin Ramsay
3-6 Campbell Hernandez Rangel
3-7 Carona Hightower Raymond
3-8 Carter Hilbert Rodriguez
3-9 Cavazos Hilderbran Romo
3-10 Chisum Hill Rudd
3-11 Clemons Hirschi Sadler
3-12 Coleman Hochberg Saunders
3-13 Combs Holzheauser Schechter
3-14 Conley Horn Seidlits
3-15 Cook Hudson Shields
3-16 Corte Hunter of Taylor Siebert
3-17 Counts Hunter of Nueces A. Smith of Harris
3-18 Crabb Jackson D. Smith of Harris
3-19 Craddick James Smithee
3-20 Cuellar of Webb Johnson Solis
3-21 Cuellar of Hidalgo Jones of Lubbock Stiles
3-22 Culberson Jones of Dallas Swinford
3-23 Danburg Junell Tallas
3-24 Davila Kamel Talton
3-25 Davis Krusee Telford
3-26 De La Garza Kubiak Thompson of Tarrant
3-27 Dear Kuempel Thompson of Harris
4-1 Delco Lewis Turner of Coleman
4-2 Delisi Linebarger Turner of Harris
4-3 Denton Longoria Uher
4-4 Driver McCall Van de Putte
4-5 Duncan McCoulskey Vowell
4-6 Dutton McDonald West
4-7 Earley Madden Williamson
4-8 Eckels Marchant Willis
4-9 Edwards Martin Wilson
4-10 Erickson Maxey Wolens
4-11 Finnell Moffat Yarbrough
4-12 Flores Moreno Yost
4-13 Gallego Mowery Zbranek
4-14 H.R. No. 158
4-15 _______________________________
4-16 Speaker of the House
4-17 I certify that H.R. No. 158 was adopted by the House on
4-18 February 4, 1993, by a non-record vote.
4-19 _______________________________
4-20 Chief Clerk of the House