R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, Juan DeDios Hinojosa, who was beloved during his
1-2 lifetime as a patient man with a big heart, was born on June 24,
1-3 1926, in Penitas, Texas; and
1-4 WHEREAS, He was known as "Un Hombre de la Gente" in Penitas,
1-5 one of the oldest Indian settlements in the United States; and
1-6 WHEREAS, Raised in the cotton fields of Penitas, Mr. Hinojosa
1-7 met his future bride, Esperanza Vela, a fellow farm worker, and the
1-8 two worked side by side in the prolific fruit and vegetable fields
1-9 of the Rio Grande Valley; and
1-10 WHEREAS, The couple were married on March 5, 1945, and
1-11 enjoyed a deeply committed relationship that was based on mutual
1-12 love, trust, and respect; the Hinojosas were blessed with eight
1-13 children: Juan Jesus, Jose Piedad, San Juanita, Gilberto, Sylvia,
1-14 Javier, Juan DeDios, Jr., and Martin; and
1-15 WHEREAS, Devoted to the well-being of his family,
1-16 Mr. Hinojosa worked as a farm worker, a truck driver, and a service
1-17 station attendant over the course of his life in order to provide
1-18 for his loved ones; he was a strong proponent of education as the
1-19 best equalizer that we have in our society, and he kept his promise
1-20 that all his children would graduate from high school, no matter
1-21 what the cost; and
1-22 WHEREAS, His passing on November 16, 1977, brought a great
1-23 loss to his family and many friends; to his children, this fine man
1-24 was not only their father, but a close friend, and his memory lives
2-1 on in the hearts of all who were privileged to know him; now,
2-2 therefore, be it
2-3 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
2-4 Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Juan DeDios Hinojosa
2-5 by dedicating the World Birding Center Headquarters in Bentsen
2-6 State Park-Mission in honor of this great man of the people; and,
2-7 be it further
2-8 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-9 prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas
2-10 House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
2-11 Juan DeDios Hinojosa.
Flores
Hinojosa
Solis of Cameron
Oliveira
Wise
Gutierrez
Laney Glaze Moreno of El Paso
Alexander Goodman Morrison
Allen Goolsby Mowery
Alvarado Gray Naishtat
Averitt Green Najera
Bailey Greenberg Nixon
Berman Grusendorf Noriega
Bonnen Gutierrez Oliveira
Bosse Haggerty Olivo
Brimer Hamric Palmer
Brown of Kaufman Hardcastle Pickett
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Pitts
Burnam Hawley Puente
Capelo Heflin Ramsay
Carter Hilbert Rangel
Chavez Hilderbran Reyna of Bexar
Chisum Hill Reyna of Dallas
Christian Hinojosa Ritter
Clark Hochberg Sadler
Coleman Hodge Salinas
Cook Homer Seaman
Corte Hope Shields
Counts Howard Siebert
Crabb Hunter Smith
Craddick Hupp Smithee
Crownover Isett Solis of Cameron
Cuellar Janek Solis of Bexar
Culberson Jones of Brazos Solomons
Danburg Jones of Lubbock Staples
Davis of Harris Jones of Dallas Swinford
Davis of Dallas Junell Talton
Delisi Keel Telford
Denny Keffer Thompson
Deshotel King of Parker Tillery
Driver King of Uvalde Truitt
Dukes Krusee Turner of Coleman
Dunnam Kuempel Turner of Harris
Dutton Lengefeld Uher
Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Uresti
Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Van de Putte
Eiland Longoria Walker
Elkins Luna West
Ellis McCall Williams
Farabee McClendon Wilson
Farrar McReynolds Wise
Flores Madden Wohlgemuth
Gallego Marchant Wolens
Garcia Maxey Woolley
George Merritt Yarbrough
Giddings Moreno of Harris Zbranek
_______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1103 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 24, 1999.
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Chief Clerk of the House