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 1-2                              SENATE RESOLUTION

 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to

 1-4     recognize the Dr. Hector P. Garcia Armory in Corpus Christi on

 1-5     the occasion of its rededication on February 8, 1997; and

 1-6           WHEREAS, The armory is the headquarters for the 386th

 1-7     Engineer Battalion; the Organizational Maintenance Shop Number 7;

 1-8     the C Battery, 4th Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery; and the

 1-9     2nd Battalion, 1st Regiment of the Texas State Guard; and

1-10           WHEREAS, Dr. Hector P. Garcia was a civil rights activist

1-11     and a nationally known patriot, physician, and statesman, and he

1-12     was the founder of the American G. I. Forum; and

1-13           WHEREAS, The recipient of numerous honors and awards,

1-14     Dr. Garcia was awarded a Bronze Star for services he performed

1-15     for his country during World War II, was appointed by

1-16     President Lyndon Johnson to be a delegate to the United Nations

1-17     with the rank of ambassador, and was sworn in as Commissioner

1-18     of the United States Commission on Civil Rights in 1968; and

1-19           WHEREAS, A winner of the Hispanic Heritage Award

1-20     presented by the National Hispanic Leadership Conference in 1989,

1-21     Dr. Garcia was awarded the Distinguished Service Award from the

1-22     National Office of Civil Rights in 1980 and was awarded the MAPA

1-23     Award by the Mexican American Physicians' Association for

 2-1     outstanding service to Hispanics throughout the United States; and

 2-2           WHEREAS, Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his

 2-3     actions benefitting others in 1984, this renowned humanitarian

 2-4     was presented with the Equestrian Order of Pope Gregory the Great

 2-5     by Pope John Paul II in 1990; and

 2-6           WHEREAS, As a tribute to the memory of this man's

 2-7     contributions to peace and equality, the Corpus Christi armory is

 2-8     being renamed to honor him; now, therefore, be it

 2-9           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,

2-10     75th Legislature, hereby commend and applaud the rededication

2-11     of the armory to honor Dr. Hector P. Garcia; and, be it further

2-12           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for

2-13     the armory as an expression of the high regard and esteem of the

2-14     Texas Senate.

2-15                                                    Truan

2-16           Armbrister           Galloway            Nixon

2-17           Barrientos           Harris              Patterson

2-18           Bivins               Haywood             Ratliff

2-19           Brown                Lindsay             Shapiro

2-20           Cain                 Lucio               Shapleigh

2-21           Carona               Luna                Sibley

2-22           Duncan               Madla               Wentworth

2-23           Ellis                Moncrief            West

2-24           Fraser               Nelson              Whitmire

2-25           Gallegos                                 Zaffirini

2-26                      Bullock, President of the Senate

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2-28                                          President of the Senate

2-29                                       I hereby certify that the above

2-30                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate

2-31                                  on February 4, 1997.

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2-33                                          Secretary of the Senate

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2-35                                            Dean of the Senate