HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1-1 WHEREAS, Aurelia Juarez of Houston, who passed away on
1-2 January 13, 2001, at the age of 23, was greatly beloved by her
1-3 family and a legion of friends for her life of courage, commitment
1-4 to community, and tremendous resolve; and
1-5 WHEREAS, Born on April 9, 1977, in Chicago and raised in
1-6 Houston, Ms. Juarez was a young woman of extraordinary promise who
1-7 had determined on a career in law and in politics; indeed, her
1-8 numerous hechos, or accomplishments, signified that her dreams of
1-9 becoming a judge, even of becoming the governor of Texas and a
1-10 United States Supreme Court justice, might be realized; and
1-11 WHEREAS, At the time of her passing, Ms. Juarez was a
1-12 first-year student at the South Texas College of Law and a legal
1-13 assistant with the Dovalina & Eureste law firm, where she had
1-14 worked for six years; she completed her undergraduate education at
1-15 the University of Houston, where she majored in political science
1-16 and minored in Mexican American Studies; and
1-17 WHEREAS, In college Ms. Juarez served as president of the
1-18 Hispanic Student Association and of Delta Zeta Sorority; she was
1-19 elected Most Outstanding Officer of the former group for three
1-20 consecutive years and voted Most Outstanding New Member of the
1-21 latter; she also participated in the Council of Campus Leaders,
1-22 Council of Ethnic Organizations, and other groups; and
1-23 WHEREAS, The numerous scholarships she was awarded amply
1-24 testify to her hard work and academic success; Ms. Juarez was a
2-1 statewide debating champion with the National Hispanic Institute,
2-2 the recipient of the Houston Alumnae Association's Outstanding
2-3 Senior award, and a member of Omicron Delta Kappa, a national
2-4 leadership honorary society; and
2-5 WHEREAS, For Aurelia Juarez, community service and community
2-6 activism were fundamental; she conducted a voter registration drive
2-7 among seniors at her former high school and gave generously of her
2-8 time to the Chicano Learning Center, to Navidad en el Barrio, a
2-9 Christmas project for those in need, and to the Go Tejano
2-10 Scholarship Committee; actively involved in the League of United
2-11 Latin American Citizens, she had already been to three national
2-12 conventions and served as special assistant to the national
2-13 president; and
2-14 WHEREAS, This admirable and accomplished woman was driven to
2-15 achieve, not only because she possessed the personal talents that
2-16 make high achievement possible, but also because she wanted
2-17 passionately to help level the playing field for Latinos in
2-18 education, economic opportunity, and politics; in her honor her
2-19 family and friends are establishing a most fitting memorial, a
2-20 scholarship for other young Hispanic women seeking to become
2-21 attorneys; thus the remarkable light that blazed in Aurelia Juarez,
2-22 and that will long live on in the hearts of those she knew and
2-23 loved, will also shine for others embarked on a similar, valiant
2-24 journey; now, therefore, be it
2-25 RESOLVED, That the 77th Legislature of the State of Texas
2-26 hereby pay special tribute to the life of Aurelia Juarez and extend
2-27 sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her parents, Jose
3-1 R. and Maria Lourdes Juarez; to her brothers and sisters and their
3-2 spouses, Rodrigo and Graciela Juarez, Jorge and Ester Juarez,
3-3 Israel Juarez, Manuel and Carmela Juarez, Jose Juarez, Reynaldo
3-4 Juarez, Leticia and Salvador Rico, Marianela Juarez, Elida Juarez,
3-5 and Brenda Ante; and to her other relatives and many friends; and,
3-6 be it further
3-7 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
3-8 prepared for the members of her family and that when the Texas
3-9 House of Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in
3-10 memory of Aurelia Juarez.
Coleman
Noriega
_______________________________ _______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 140 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on March 28, 2001.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 140 was adopted by the Senate on
March 28, 2001, by a viva-voce vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________________
Date
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Governor