H.R. No. 899
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, The many friends and family of Armando G. Figueroa
    1-2  have suffered a great loss with the passing of this distinguished
    1-3  Del Rio businessman and entrepreneur on May 1, 1993, at the age of
    1-4  77; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, A native of Coahuila, Mexico, Mr. Figueroa lived in
    1-6  Ciudad Acuna before coming to the United States in 1923; he and his
    1-7  wife, Flavia, married in Del Rio in 1939, and they lived in
    1-8  California for many years before returning to Texas in 1966; and
    1-9        WHEREAS, Once the family settled in Del Rio, Mr. Figueroa
   1-10  began a successful meat-packing venture that he managed for 18
   1-11  years; well known throughout the community for his industrious
   1-12  nature and keen business sense, he was also a real estate broker
   1-13  and a founding director of the American Bank of Commerce in Del
   1-14  Rio; and
   1-15        WHEREAS, Mr. Figueroa did not allow his many business
   1-16  interests to eclipse his dedication to civic service; a board
   1-17  member of both the Middle Rio Grande Development Council and the
   1-18  Del Rio Chamber of Commerce, he was an esteemed member of the
   1-19  International Good Neighbor Council and served as a governor's
   1-20  appointee to the Medicare/Medicaid Task Force; and
   1-21        WHEREAS, In addition, Mr. Figueroa was a visionary inventor,
   1-22  and despite his busy schedule, he always found time to spend in his
   1-23  workshop perfecting his assortment of innovative and unique
   1-24  creations; and
    2-1        WHEREAS, Armando G. Figueroa set a fine example of hard work
    2-2  and community leadership for others to follow, and his many
    2-3  contributions to the city of Del Rio will not soon be forgotten;
    2-4  although his presence is gone from us now, his unique spirit will
    2-5  live on in the hearts of the many people whose lives he touched;
    2-6  now, therefore, be it
    2-7        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
    2-8  Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Armando G. Figueroa
    2-9  and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his
   2-10  wife, Flavia A. Figueroa; to his daughters, Mrs. James L. Weaver
   2-11  and Wilma Dawson; to his son, Francisco Armando Figueroa; to his
   2-12  sisters, Eva F. Guarnero, Elisa Figueroa, and Olimpia F. Rodriguez;
   2-13  to his grandchildren, Matthew R. Dixon, Mrs. Keith Penson, Derek
   2-14  Armando Figueroa, Maria Elena Dawson, Adam Joseph Figueroa, and
   2-15  Christopher James Weaver; to his great-grandchild, Nolan Ross
   2-16  Dixon; and to all the relatives and friends of this beloved
   2-17  gentleman; and, be it further
   2-18        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   2-19  prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas
   2-20  House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
   2-21  Armando G.  Figueroa.