78R9104 JH-D

By:  Gallego                                                      H.R. No. 630



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Residents of Del Rio lost a beloved neighbor, 
friend, and businessman with the passing of Donato B. Guajardo, 
Sr., on August 1, 2002; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Guajardo served as a military police sergeant 
for the United States Army during World War II; when he returned 
from the service, he married Ernestina D. Guajardo, and the couple 
enjoyed a rich and rewarding marriage; and
	WHEREAS, In 1949, he earned his funeral directors and 
embalmers license, and he opened his first funeral home in 1968; 
over the years, he owned and operated six facilities in Del Rio, 
Brackettville, Uvalde, Lubbock, and Lamesa; and
	WHEREAS, Recognized by the Texas Funeral Directors 
Association for 50 years of outstanding service in the funeral 
industry, Mr. Guajardo was a man of integrity and dedication, and 
while he is greatly missed, his memory lives on in the hearts and 
minds of the many people whose lives he touched; now, therefore, be 
it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Donato B. Guajardo, 
Sr., and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to 
his cherished wife, Ernestina D. Guajardo; to his children, Donato 
B. Guajardo, Jr., Ronald Joe Guajardo, and Dianna Delmira Martinez; 
to his brothers and sisters, Petronilo Guajardo, Juan Guajardo, 
Jesusita Sanchez, Esperanza Camp, and Julia Guajardo; to his 
grandchildren, Donna Guajardo, Tamye Martinez, Brenda Martinez, 
Crissy Martinez, Farah Martinez, Stephanie Ortega, Lorena 
Martinez, Don Guajardo III, Briana Guajardo, Tomas Martinez III, 
Joe Ron Martinez, Ronald Joe Guajardo, Jr., and Stephen Alexander 
Guajardo; to his two great-grandchildren; and to his other 
relatives and many friends; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of 
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Donato B. 
Guajardo, Sr.