By: Flores H.R. No. 611 73R9620 SRD-F R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Mr. Cesar Estrada Chavez, famed civil rights 1-2 advocate, fought for human rights and fair labor throughout the 1-3 majority of his life with uncommon valor known only to immortalized 1-4 heroes; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Mr. Chavez was born on March 31, 1927, in North Gale 1-6 Valley, Arizona, and demonstrated uncompromising dedication to, 1-7 unyielding persistence toward, and heartfelt empathy for the "La 1-8 Raza" movement; and 1-9 WHEREAS, In a time when impoverished Mexican migrant workers 1-10 were painfully exploited by greedy farmers, Cesar Chavez, feeling 1-11 their anguish, led efforts to establish the National Farm Workers 1-12 Association to protect men, women, and children from further 1-13 brutality; and 1-14 WHEREAS, In the past 30 years, in advocating labor fairness, 1-15 Cesar Estrada Chavez sacrificed his personal health and safety by 1-16 striking, fasting, and boycotting those persons and organizations 1-17 oppressing migrant farm workers; and 1-18 WHEREAS, In 1978, Cesar Estrada Chavez successfully 1-19 challenged a California statute, thereby granting collective 1-20 bargaining power to farm workers and providing them the opportunity 1-21 to earn fair wages; and 1-22 WHEREAS, One of America's greatest sociopolitical thinkers, 1-23 Cesar Estrada Chavez died while sleeping on April 23, 1993, in San 1-24 Luis, Arizona; now, therefore, be it 2-1 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas 2-2 Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Cesar Estrada Chavez 2-3 and join the millions of people who both gained a long-deserved 2-4 political voice and lost an endeared human rights advocate in their 2-5 thankful and mournful state.