R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The State of Texas lost a distinguished public 1-2 servant with the passing of the Honorable Renato Cuellar on April 1-3 5, 2001, at the age of 73; and 1-4 WHEREAS, Beginning with the 70th Legislative Session, this 1-5 outstanding elected official ably served the needs of his 1-6 constituents for 10 years, and his legislative initiatives included 1-7 expanding and improving institutions of higher education in the 1-8 Valley and creating an area diabetes registry; and 1-9 WHEREAS, Mr. Cuellar was also an active and informed voice in 1-10 the committee process and served on the house appropriations, human 1-11 services, and state, federal, and international relations 1-12 committees; moreover, he was vice chairman of the agriculture and 1-13 livestock and rules and resolutions committees; and 1-14 WHEREAS, In addition to his achievements as a house member, 1-15 he brought his knowledge and integrity to the position of Hidalgo 1-16 County judge, stepping in where needed to complete an unexpired 1-17 term in that demanding office; and 1-18 WHEREAS, Mr. Cuellar also served his nation with distinction 1-19 in World War II and the Korean War and devoted his time and energy 1-20 to such worthy civic organizations as the Boys and Girls Club, Mid 1-21 Valley Lions Club, and Weslaco Chamber of Commerce; and 1-22 WHEREAS, Throughout the course of his tenure as a public 1-23 servant, Mr. Cuellar demonstrated a steadfast belief in the 1-24 democratic process and devoted his efforts to making government 2-1 work for the benefit of all its citizens; although his spirit is 2-2 gone from us now, his legacy of achievement will live on for 2-3 generations to come; now, therefore, be it 2-4 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-5 Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of the Honorable Renato 2-6 Cuellar and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: 2-7 to his wife, Maria Elena Cuellar; to his children, Renato, Gerrie, 2-8 Shirley, Nancy, Robert, Edna, and Arthur; to his grandchildren and 2-9 great-grandchildren; and to the other relatives and many friends of 2-10 this fine man; and, be it further 2-11 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-12 prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas 2-13 House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of 2-14 Renato Cuellar. Wise 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. 844 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on April 24, 2001. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House