R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The passing of former Texas legislator and state 1-2 district court judge Raul L. Longoria on May 7, 2001, at the age of 1-3 80, has brought a great loss to his family and friends and to the 1-4 State of Texas; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Born February 22, 1921, Judge Longoria grew up in 1-6 the community of La Grulla in Starr County and served his nation 1-7 with distinction in the European Theater during World War II; and 1-8 WHEREAS, He joined the Texas Legislature in 1960 as a member 1-9 of the house of representatives and took his considerable skills to 1-10 the other chamber when he was elected to the senate in 1972; during 1-11 his highly productive tenure with the legislature, which included 1-12 work on the appropriations committee, he sponsored legislation on 1-13 such vital issues as labor, health, and education; and 1-14 WHEREAS, Senator Longoria was Governor for a Day on December 1-15 9, 1978, and gained national attention as a member of the highly 1-16 publicized "Killer Bees" the following year; and 1-17 WHEREAS, Elected judge of the 139th District Court in Hidalgo 1-18 County in 1980, he was a credit to the bench throughout his 14 1-19 years in that demanding post; and 1-20 WHEREAS, In recognition of his noteworthy contributions, this 1-21 exemplary Texan was honored by having a road in Hidalgo County 1-22 named after him, and an elementary school in the Pharr-San 1-23 Juan-Alamo School District also bears his name; in addition, he 1-24 created the Raul L. Longoria Scholarship Fund at The University of 2-1 Texas--Pan American; and 2-2 WHEREAS, Throughout the course of his career in public 2-3 service, Judge Longoria labored ceaselessly to make government 2-4 responsive to the needs of his fellow citizens, and his significant 2-5 achievements in that regard will continue to serve Texans for many 2-6 years to come; now, therefore, be it 2-7 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-8 Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of its esteemed 2-9 colleague, Raul L. Longoria, and extend sincere sympathy to his 2-10 family: to his wife, Earlene M. Longoria; to his children and 2-11 grandchildren; and to the other friends, family, and admirers of 2-12 this Lone Star statesman; and, be it further 2-13 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-14 prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas 2-15 House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of 2-16 Raul Longoria. Uher Rangel _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1236 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on May 25, 2001. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House