By Chavez H.C.R. No. 130
77R5586 MW-D
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.