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.
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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.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor