H.R. No. 92
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The passing of Roy Huerta, Jr., on June 12, 2004, at
the age of 53, brought a great loss to the family and friends of this
beloved San Antonio resident; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Huerta dedicated nearly four decades of his life
to the San Antonio Express-News, where he was widely known and
admired by his many colleagues; he began his distinguished tenure
at the newspaper as a mail clerk in 1968, when he was only a junior
in high school and, through the years, worked as office clerk, night
copy supervisor, supervisor in advertising services, and assistant
ad service manager before earning his post as manager of
advertising operations; and
WHEREAS, A vital member of the Express-News team, Mr. Huerta
oversaw the allocation of editorial and advertising space and
amicably resolved the inevitable conflicts that arose between the
two departments; he is credited with moving production into the
digital age, and, thanks in part to his contributions, the paper now
boasts one of the most technologically advanced layout systems of
any newspaper in the country; and
WHEREAS, This notable Texan was active in a number of
occupational and community organizations, serving as president of
the American Newspaper Layout Managers Association, as an officer
on the Deco District board, and as a member of the Jefferson
Neighborhood Association and the Jefferson/Woodlawn Lake CDC
Board; and
WHEREAS, In addition to his many professional and civic
commitments, Mr. Huerta found time to indulge his love of football
by officiating at high school and college games and enjoyed
membership in the San Antonio chapter of the Southwest Football
Officials Association; and
WHEREAS, A skilled and genial leader with a contagious
enthusiasm for work and for life in general, Roy Huerta, Jr.,
touched the lives of many people during his years on this earth, and
though his special presence will be deeply missed, his memory will
long endure in the hearts of all who knew and loved him; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby pay special tribute to the life of Roy Huerta,
Jr., and extend deepest sympathy to his family: to his devoted wife,
Evelyn Huerta; to his son, Jeffrey Huerta, and his stepsons, Robert
A. Benavides, Joshua M. Benavides, and Buddy De La Rosa; to his
grandchildren, Anastacia Benavides, Isaiah Benavides, and Nicholas
De La Rosa; to his parents, Lupe and Roy Huerta, Sr.; to his sister,
Grace Villareal and her husband, Santos; to his brother, Ronald
Huerta; and to his other relatives and many friends; 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 Roy
Huerta, Jr.
Martinez Fischer
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 Swinford
Dukes King of Parker Talton
Dunnam King of Zavala Taylor
Dutton Kolkhorst Thompson
Edwards Krusee Truitt
Eiland Kuempel Turner
Eissler Laney Uresti
Elkins Laubenberg Van Arsdale
Escobar Leibowitz Veasey
Farabee Luna Villarreal
Farrar Madden Vo
Flores Martinez West
Flynn Martinez Fischer Wong
Frost McCall Woolley
Gallego McClendon Zedler
Gattis McReynolds
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 92 was unanimously adopted by a rising
vote of the House on February 10, 2005.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House