R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The untimely passing of Grapevine warrant officer 1-2 Humberto Quintanilla, Sr., on February 6, 2001, at the age of 56, 1-3 has brought a great loss to the family and friends of this esteemed 1-4 gentleman; and 1-5 WHEREAS, A veteran of the United States Army, Mr. Quintanilla 1-6 proudly served his country for eight years of active duty, and he 1-7 also spent four years as a reserve officer and four years on 1-8 standby reserve duty; during his service, he met and married the 1-9 former Yolanda Salinas, with whom he had four beloved children and 1-10 shared more than 30 wonderful years of marriage; and 1-11 WHEREAS, In 1970, Mr. Quintanilla began his law enforcement 1-12 career as a police officer for the City of Euless, where he was 1-13 employed for the next two decades; a natural leader and recipient 1-14 of 14 letters of commendation, this dedicated officer was promoted 1-15 to the rank of sergeant in 1975 and under his careful guidance, the 1-16 city developed its first full-operation jail; and 1-17 WHEREAS, "Sergeant Bert," as he was known throughout the 1-18 community, resigned from the Euless Police Department in 1990; he 1-19 became a detective in Grapevine and continued his impressive career 1-20 in public service until his untimely death; a man who had to leave 1-21 high school early, but who recognized the value of education and 1-22 training, he had accumulated more than 780 hours of in-service 1-23 training; he had also gained the respect and admiration of his 1-24 colleagues in the law enforcement field and the citizens in the 2-1 communities that he served; and 2-2 WHEREAS, Mr. Quintanilla was a man of integrity and 2-3 compassion who adored his wife, children, and grandchildren, loved 2-4 his ranch, and had a knack for making people laugh; he is deeply 2-5 missed by the many individuals with whom he shared his life, but 2-6 his spirit continues to live on in the hearts and minds not only of 2-7 his family and friends, but also of all who were helped by him over 2-8 the course of his exceptional life and career; now, therefore, be 2-9 it 2-10 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-11 Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Humberto "Bert" 2-12 Quintanilla, Sr., and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his 2-13 family: to his wife, Yolanda Quintanilla; to his children, Humberto 2-14 Quintanilla, Jr., Mona Pimentel, Olivia Burks, and Jesse Bert 2-15 Quintanilla; to his son-in-law, Gary Burks; to his daughter-in-law, 2-16 Martha Huerta; to his brothers, David Quintanilla, Able 2-17 Quintanilla, Eddie Martinez, Willie Martinez, and Hector Martinez; 2-18 to his sisters, Tillie Martinez, Tota Morales, Mona Aguilar, and 2-19 Pauline Infante; and to his many other relatives and friends; and, 2-20 be it further 2-21 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-22 prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of 2-23 Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Humberto 2-24 Quintanilla, Sr. Capelo Truitt Smith Laney Goodman Merritt Alexander Goolsby Miller Allen Gray Moreno of Harris Averitt Green Moreno of El Paso Bailey Grusendorf Morrison Berman Gutierrez Mowery Bonnen Haggerty Naishtat Bosse Hamric Najera Brimer Hardcastle Nixon Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Noriega Brown of Brazos Hawley Oliveira Burnam Heflin Olivo Callegari Hilbert Pickett Capelo Hilderbran Pitts Carter Hill Puente Chavez Hinojosa Ramsay Chisum Hochberg Rangel Christian Hodge Raymond Clark Homer Reyna of Bexar Coleman Hope Reyna of Dallas Cook Hopson Ritter Corte Howard Sadler Counts Hunter Salinas Crabb Hupp Seaman Craddick Isett Shields Crownover Janek Smith Danburg Jones of Lubbock Smithee Davis of Harris Jones of Bexar Solis Davis of Dallas Jones of Dallas Solomons Delisi Junell Swinford Denny Keel Talton Deshotel Keffer Telford Driver King of Parker Thompson Dukes King of Uvalde Tillery Dunnam Kitchen Truitt Dutton Kolkhorst Turner of Coleman Edwards Krusee Turner of Harris Ehrhardt Kuempel Uher Eiland Lewis of Tarrant Uresti Elkins Lewis of Orange Villarreal Ellis Longoria Walker Farabee Luna West Farrar McCall Williams Flores McClendon Wilson Gallego McReynolds Wise Garcia Madden Wohlgemuth George Marchant Wolens Geren Martinez Fischer Woolley Giddings Maxey Yarbrough Glaze Menendez Zbranek _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 553 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on March 19, 2001. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House