This website will be unavailable from Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. through Monday, June 3, 2024 at 7:00 a.m. due to data center maintenance.
H.R. No. 2019
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, It is a distinct pleasure to honor Lucille de la
Garza and recognize the remarkable life she has led as the beloved
wife of former U.S. Congressman Eligio "Kika" de la Garza II; and
WHEREAS, A member of the Vela clan hailing from Edinburg,
Mrs. de la Garza attended Edinburg public schools and participated
on the debate team and played the saxophone; after graduating from
high school, she attended Draughn's Business College, completing a
two-year course in only nine months; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. de la Garza worked with Lack's Furniture Store
and Whalen's before taking a permanent position in the car license
department at the old Hidalgo County courthouse; within five years,
she became head of the department, and when the new courthouse was
planned, Mrs. de la Garza helped to design the new license
department office; and
WHEREAS, In the early 1950s, Mrs. de la Garza met her future
husband, Eligio "Kika" de la Garza II, at a fund-raiser at the
Sacred Heart Church, where they later were married; over the years,
the loving couple have shared an enduring union filled with many
happy times and cherished family memories and have been blessed by
three children, Jorge, Michael, and Angela; and
WHEREAS, After Mr. de la Garza was elected to the United
States Congress in 1964, this devoted and supportive wife left the
Rio Grande Valley she loved and accompanied her husband to
Washington, D.C.; over the course of seven presidential
administrations, she enjoyed many spectacular experiences,
attending state dinners, visiting embassies, and meeting an array
of statesmen and dignitaries; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. de la Garza has garnered her share of
distinctions, including having christened two U.S. Navy ships, the
USNS Victorious at Amelia, Louisiana, and the USS Black Hawk at
Savannah, Georgia; furthermore, she was named the first "Mother of
the Year" by AVANCE and received the "Distinguished Democrat" award
from the Hidalgo County Democratic Party; and
WHEREAS, In May of 2003, Mr. and Mrs. de la Garza achieved a
golden milestone in their lives together when they celebrated their
50th wedding anniversary; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. de la Garza is a lady truly worthy of esteem;
she is a source of inspiration to all those who know her, and it is a
privilege to honor her at this time; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize the extraordinary life of Lucille de
la Garza and congratulate her and her husband, the Honorable Kika de
la Garza, on their recent golden wedding anniversary; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mrs. de la Garza as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Gutierrez
Pena
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2019 was adopted by the House on June
2, 2003, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House