H.C.R. No. 41 


HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The community of McAllen lost a respected leader on December 12, 2004, when Judge Fidencio M. Guerra, Sr., passed away at the age of 95, but this dedicated public servant's contributions to his fellow Texans will resonate for many years to come; and WHEREAS, Born on August 6, 1909, in Jim Hogg County, Judge Guerra was five years old when he moved with his family to McAllen; and WHEREAS, Judge Guerra graduated from McAllen High School and The University of Texas at Austin before receiving his law license in 1940, and the following year he met and married his wife, Estela Margo, who would remain his constant companion until her death in 1999; with her, he raised seven children, including the late Diana Guerra; and WHEREAS, During World War II, Judge Guerra served his country as an officer of the State Department, and his postings included Bogota, Colombia, and Madrid, Spain; and WHEREAS, After returning to McAllen, he served as a justice of the peace before being appointed an assistant attorney general for the State of Texas and then as presiding judge of the 139th District Court in Edinburg, becoming one of the first Hispanics in the state judiciary, and he would continue to serve as judge for the next 26 years; and WHEREAS, A vital and valued member of the community, Judge Guerra was an active participant in numerous civic organizations, including the Knights of Columbus, the Order of the Alhambra, and the McAllen Rotary Club, and he also drew great strength and sustenance from his fellow worshipers at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church; and WHEREAS, Though his fellow South Texans are saddened at Judge Guerra's passing, they can also derive great inspiration from what was clearly a life well lived; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the 79th Legislature of the State of Texas hereby pay tribute to the memory of Judge Fidencio M. Guerra, Sr., and extend sincere sympathy to his children and their spouses, Robert Guerra, Carlos and Susie Guerra, Fidencio Guerra, Jr., and Mary Lou Love, Brenda Guerra Brooke and Bennett Brooke, Judy Guerra Arnold, and Dr. Daniel J. Guerra; to his sister-in-law, Sister Marian Frances Margo; to his grandchildren and his great-grandchildren; and to his other relatives and many friends and colleagues; 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 and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of the Honorable Fidencio M. Guerra, Sr. Gonzales Pena Craddick Geren Menendez Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso Anderson Goolsby Morrison Bailey Griggs Mowery Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat Berman Guillen Nixon Blake Haggerty Noriega Bohac Hamilton Oliveira Bonnen Hamric Olivo Branch Hardcastle Orr Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton Burnam Hegar Pena Callegari Herrero Phillips Campbell Hilderbran Pickett Casteel Hill Pitts Castro Hochberg Puente Chavez Hodge Quintanilla Chisum Homer Raymond Coleman Hope Reyna Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter Corte Hughes Rodriguez Crabb Hunter Rose Crownover Hupp Seaman Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis Denny Keel Solomons Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama Driver Keffer of Eastland Straus Dukes King of Parker Swinford Dunnam King of Zavala Talton Dutton Kolkhorst Taylor Edwards Krusee Thompson Eiland Kuempel Truitt Eissler Laney Turner Elkins Laubenberg Uresti Escobar Leibowitz Van Arsdale Farabee Luna Veasey Farrar Madden Villarreal Flores Martinez Vo Flynn Martinez Fischer West Frost McCall Wong Gallego McClendon Woolley Gattis McReynolds Zedler ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 41 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on February 3, 2005. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 41 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the Senate on March 1, 2005. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: __________________ Date __________________ Governor