1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1091 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is extremely proud 1-4 to recognize the 3rd Annual El Veterano Conjunto Jam and to honor 1-5 the life of a tremendous Texas talent and United States Army 1-6 veteran Eligio Roque Escobar; and 1-7 WHEREAS, The Annual El Veterano Conjunto Jam was started 1-8 by the family of the well-known South Texas composer and musician 1-9 Eligio Escobar, who died on October 4, 1994; and 1-10 WHEREAS, Born December 1, 1926, in Ben Bolt, Jim Wells 1-11 County, Eligio Escobar was himself a veteran; in February, 1945, 1-12 he joined the United States Army and served until October, 1946, 1-13 achieving the rank of sergeant; and 1-14 WHEREAS, After his military service, Eligio returned to the 1-15 Ben Bolt area and worked as an oilfield truck driver; in 1960, 1-16 after an automobile accident left him bedridden, Eligio began to 1-17 play the guitar, and it was during his year-long convalescence 1-18 that he developed his Texas-Mexican conjunto music; and 1-19 WHEREAS, Eligio began recording music in 1962, and although 1-20 he sang in both English and Spanish, he became most familiar to 1-21 Spanish-language radio listeners; and 1-22 WHEREAS, His songs "Cuando Dos Almas," "Rosario Nocturno," 1-23 and "El Gambler" earned Eligio tremendous popularity, but he was 1-24 best-known for his song "El Veterano," which spoke to the feelings 2-1 of the Mexican-American veteran of World War II; and 2-2 WHEREAS, A talented musician, Eligio Roque made valuable 2-3 and lasting contributions to the musical heritage of Texas, and 2-4 he leaves a legacy of over 250 recorded songs; and 2-5 WHEREAS, For his efforts to remember the Mexican-American 2-6 men who fought so bravely to defend our nation in World War II, 2-7 it is indeed fitting to hold the annual El Veterano Conjunto Jam 2-8 Festival in honor of Eligio Escobar; now, therefore, be it 2-9 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-10 77th Legislature, hereby honor the memory of Eligio Roque Escobar 2-11 and extend its best wishes to the organizers and participants of 2-12 the 3rd Annual El Veterano Conjunto Jam Festival for a most 2-13 successful event; and, be it further 2-14 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the 2-15 family of Eligio Roque Escobar: his wife, Jesusa K. Escobar; his 2-16 daughters, Jesusita E. Gonzalez and Linda Escobar; and his sons, 2-17 Eligio Escobar, Jr. and Victor Daniel Escobar, as an expression 2-18 of high regard from the Texas Senate. 2-19 Truan 2-20 Armbrister Gallegos Ogden 2-21 Barrientos Harris Shapiro 2-22 Bernsen Haywood Shapleigh 2-23 Bivins Jackson Sibley 2-24 Brown Lindsay Staples 2-25 Cain Lucio Van de Putte 2-26 Carona Madla Wentworth 2-27 Duncan Moncrief West 2-28 Ellis Nelson Whitmire 2-29 Fraser Zaffirini 2-30 Ratliff, President of the Senate 2-31 ______________________________________ 2-32 President of the Senate 3-1 I hereby certify that the above 3-2 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-3 on May 17, 2001. 3-4 ______________________________________ 3-5 Secretary of the Senate 3-6 ______________________________________ 3-7 Dean of the Senate