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78R19793 MW-D

By:  Gutierrez                                                    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.