H.R. No. 1766



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The people of South Texas lost a revered physician 
and civil rights advocate with the passing of Dr. Xicotencatl 
"Xico" P. Garcia on April 28, 2003, at the age of 75; and
	WHEREAS, A member of a renowned Texas family, Dr. Garcia was 
the brother of Dr. Hector Garcia, founder of the American G.I. 
Forum, and Dr. Clotilde "Cleo" Garcia, a civil rights and education 
activist; Dr. Xico Garcia helped to lead the forum after his 
brother's death, and in 1996 he established a scholarship 
foundation in his brother's memory; and
	WHEREAS, This outstanding Texan earned his medical degree in 
1969 from the National University of Mexico; he served as professor 
and chairman of the science department at the University of the 
Americas in Mexico City from 1968 to 1969 and as a member of the 
Nueces County Hospital District Board of Managers from 1977 to 
1991; he also held the posts of attending physician at boxing 
matches in Memorial Coliseum and medical director of the 1997 
Nueces County Colonia Health Fest, a project that offered various 
health tests and services to the residents of the county's 12 
colonias; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. Xico Garcia gave unstintingly of his time, 
talents, and energy in providing health care for the most 
vulnerable members of our society and in championing the struggle 
for social justice, and his memory will be forever cherished by his 
family, his friends, and the countless people whose lives he 
touched; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby pay special tribute to the life of Dr. 
Xicotencatl "Xico" P. Garcia and extend sincere sympathy to the 
members of his family:  to his wife, Velia Yolanda Garcia; to his 
children, Dr. Xico Roberto "Bobby" Garcia and Yolette Garcia; to 
his sisters, Dr. Dalia P. Garcia and Emilia Garcia Garza; to his 
brother, Dr. Cuitlahuac P. Garcia; and to the other relatives and 
many friends of this beloved gentleman; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas House 
of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dr. 
Xicotencatl "Xico" P. Garcia.

                                                                            Luna


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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 1766 was unanimously adopted by a 
rising vote of the House on May 31, 2003.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House