HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, The family and friends of Esperanza Acosta Moreno of 1-2 El Paso were deeply saddened by the passing of this beloved lady on 1-3 May 6, 2000, at the age of 67; and 1-4 WHEREAS, Born on December 23, 1932, Mrs. Moreno graduated 1-5 from Austin High School and earned her bachelor's degree from the 1-6 University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP); she then received a master's 1-7 degree in library science from the University of Illinois and began 1-8 working at the public library in Youngstown, Ohio; and 1-9 WHEREAS, After three years in Ohio, Mrs. Moreno returned to 1-10 Texas and worked as a librarian in the human resources research 1-11 organization library at Fort Bliss; in 1964, she was employed by 1-12 Hotel Dieu School of Nursing, where she created a classification 1-13 system that was adopted by the National Library of Medicine 1-14 Classification System; and 1-15 WHEREAS, Her impressive tenure with UTEP included serving as 1-16 both head librarian and chief librarian of the medical/nursing 1-17 library and while in those positions, she established the 1-18 Historical Memorial Collection for Louis Wikoff; in 1986, 1-19 Mrs. Moreno was assigned as the reference librarian at the UTEP 1-20 library; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Throughout Mrs. Moreno's distinguished career as a 1-22 librarian, she garnered many accolades; in 1967, she became the 1-23 first Hispanic woman to receive the Librarian of the Year award 1-24 from the Border Regional Library Association, and she received the 2-1 award again in 2000; in 1992, UTEP bestowed on Mrs. Moreno one of 2-2 its highest honors, the Distinguished Achievement Award for Service 2-3 to Students; and 2-4 WHEREAS, Mrs. Moreno contributed greatly to many noteworthy 2-5 professional organizations; she created the Del Norte Biosciences 2-6 Library Consortium and became its president, served as a member of 2-7 the American Library Association and Texas Library Association, and 2-8 held the title of Distinguished Member of the Medical Library 2-9 Association; and 2-10 WHEREAS, In addition, Mrs. Moreno actively participated in 2-11 numerous local causes, and as a member of the League of Women 2-12 Voters she translated the voter's guide into Spanish to encourage 2-13 the involvement of the Hispanic population in politics; she also 2-14 worked to improve the children's literature collections for 2-15 bilingual education and did much to acquire children's books from 2-16 vendors in Ciudad Juarez; and 2-17 WHEREAS, This esteemed woman also left a legacy of writings, 2-18 including various listings, reference handbooks, and her 2-19 unpublished manuscript, "Giants of the Desert," which researches 2-20 the history of doctors in El Paso and is currently being archived 2-21 by the UTEP library; and 2-22 WHEREAS, A loving wife and mother, influential in the library 2-23 profession, and kind and charitable to all, Mrs. Moreno will 2-24 undoubtedly live on in the hearts of the many people she so deeply 2-25 touched; now, therefore, be it 2-26 RESOLVED, That the 77th Legislature of the State of Texas 2-27 hereby pay tribute to the life of Esperanza Acosta Moreno and 3-1 extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her 3-2 husband, Jose I. Moreno; to her son, Fernando Jose Moreno; to her 3-3 daughter, Ernestina Moreno; to her brother, Jose I. Acosta; to her 3-4 sisters, Dolores Vega, Maria Luisa Gutierrez, Virginia Bejarano, 3-5 and Yolanda A. Moreno; and to her many other relatives and friends; 3-6 and, be it further 3-7 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 3-8 prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of 3-9 Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory 3-10 of Esperanza Acosta Moreno. Chavez _______________________________ _______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 130 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on March 29, 2001. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 130 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the Senate on April 9, 2001. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: __________________________ Date __________________________ Governor