R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, It is with a heavy heart that the members of this 1-2 chamber must bid farewell to a former colleague, the Honorable John 1-3 C. Alaniz of San Antonio, who passed away on March 26, 2001, at the 1-4 age of 71; and 1-5 WHEREAS, This distinguished gentleman was the first Mexican 1-6 American elected to the Texas House of Representatives from Bexar 1-7 County, serving from 1961 to 1967; while in office, he championed 1-8 many significant public service issues, introducing the first state 1-9 minimum wage, food stamp, and bilingual education legislation and 1-10 proposing an amendment to give equal rights to women and 1-11 minorities; and 1-12 WHEREAS, A leader of the civil rights movement of the 1960s 1-13 and 1970s, Mr. Alaniz diligently strived to attain equality for 1-14 all; his substantial efforts helped combat segregation, police 1-15 brutality, and discrimination while ensuring better wages and 1-16 workers' rights; moreover, he fought for the inclusion of 1-17 minorities in the political process, imploring the State of Texas 1-18 to implement the "one man-one vote" federal Voting Rights Act; and 1-19 WHEREAS, Mr. Alaniz was not only an exceptional legislator 1-20 and civil rights leader, he was also an outstanding attorney for 1-21 the San Antonio Independent School District, and he drew up 1-22 legislation making the South San Antonio district the first school 1-23 district in the State of Texas to elect trustees from single member 1-24 districts; and 2-1 WHEREAS, Throughout his life, Mr. Alaniz devoted himself to 2-2 his family, sharing many wonderful years with his beloved wife, 2-3 Sylvia Alaniz, who preceded him in death; his devotion extended to 2-4 his fellow Texans and to the cause of justice, and countless people 2-5 in the Lone Star State are better for his having lived; now, 2-6 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 John C. Alaniz and 2-9 extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his sons, 2-10 Alfred, Aaron, Jacob, and Robert; to his daughters, Diana, Annette, 2-11 and Rebecca; to his grandchildren and his great-grandchild; and to 2-12 his other relatives and many friends; and, be it further 2-13 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-14 prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of 2-15 Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of John C. 2-16 Alaniz. Puente Longoria 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. 1435 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on May 28, 2001. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House