By: Rosson S.R. No. 968 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 In Memory 1-3 of 1-4 Cesar Chavez 1-5 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins with the 1-6 citizens of El Paso and the family and friends of Cesar Chavez 1-7 in mourning his death on April 22, 1993, and paying tribute to 1-8 the memory of this world-renowned proponent of farm workers rights 1-9 on May 23, 1993; and 1-10 WHEREAS, This champion of the rights of others lived 1-11 a life filled with passion; he truly believed in peaceful 1-12 civil disobedience; he dedicated his life to ceaseless toil 1-13 to win protection for the rights of others; and 1-14 WHEREAS, Born on March 31, 1927, to migrant farm workers 1-15 who lived in great poverty, Cesar Chavez succeeded in becoming 1-16 the president of the United Farm Workers of America; and 1-17 WHEREAS, In his youth he toiled in the fields and 1-18 organized the Community Services Organization; sustaining him 1-19 through his difficult experiences was the belief that change could 1-20 be brought about through peaceful methods; he undertook a fast to 1-21 draw attention to the squalid circumstances in which every migrant 1-22 farm worker lived and worked; and 1-23 WHEREAS, Achieving his goal to attract media coverage for 2-1 the plight of the farm worker, Chavez organized a boycott of 2-2 table grapes grown by growers in the San Joaquin Valley in order 2-3 to force the owners who hired the migrant laborers to allow them 2-4 to unionize; the boycott achieved its purpose and laborers were 2-5 allowed to join the union; and 2-6 WHEREAS, Cesar Chavez's dedication to mankind is 2-7 unsurpassed; an entire generation will remember him for his 2-8 courage, his devotion to his goals, his tenacity, and his dreams; 2-9 children of farm laborers now have greater hope for the future 2-10 because Cesar Chavez won a future for them; now, therefore, be it 2-11 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-12 73rd Legislature, hereby pay homage to the life of Cesar Chavez 2-13 and honor his memory on May 23, 1993; and, be it further 2-14 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the 2-15 family of Cesar Chavez as an expression of deepest sympathy from 2-16 the Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it 2-17 do so in memory of Cesar Chavez. 2-18 _____________________________________ 2-19 President of the Senate 2-20 I hereby certify that the 2-21 above Resolution was adopted by 2-22 the Senate on May 18, 1993, 2-23 by a rising vote. 2-24 _____________________________________ 2-25 Secretary of the Senate 3-1 _____________________________________ 3-2 Member, Texas Senate