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  H.R. No. 535
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Rogelio Sanchez, the longest-serving county
  commissioner in the history of El Paso County, passed away on
  November 28, 2006, leaving behind a loving family, many friends and
  admirers, and a community grateful for his years of dedicated
  service; and
         WHEREAS, Born on June 14, 1921, in the Mexican state of
  Coahuila, Rogelio Sanchez moved with his family to Fort Hancock in
  1923, where he grew up in a humble but close-knit community centered
  around home, school, and church; at a young age, he took jobs in the
  area's cotton fields, often laboring from sunrise to sunset for a
  daily wage of 50 cents; he also worked hard in his school studies,
  and his exemplary grades earned him the title of valedictorian of
  the 1939 graduating class at Fort Hancock High School; and
         WHEREAS, At the age of 18, Mr. Sanchez enrolled at Sul Ross
  State Teachers College in Alpine; he was faced with racial
  discrimination for the first time in his life during college, and
  this unfair treatment made him more determined than ever to prove
  himself; after graduating from college in 1942, this courageous
  young man answered the call of his country during World War II,
  serving in the United States Army for 32 months and taking part in
  operations in the South Pacific; he attained the rank of sergeant
  before being honorably discharged in December 1945; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Sanchez returned to Texas and chose to serve his
  community as a schoolteacher, working in Fort Hancock, Tornillo,
  and Clint; he took a significant interest in politics, and on
  December 12, 1959, the feast day of the Virgin of Guadalupe, he
  announced that he was running for a seat on the Commissioners Court
  of El Paso County; backed by a group of committed supporters, he
  conducted a spirited door-to-door campaign and won the election,
  beginning his 36-year tenure as a county commissioner; inspired by
  that successful first campaign, he continued to announce his
  candidacy for reelection on that same date of December 12 for the
  rest of his career; and
         WHEREAS, During his years as a county commissioner, Mr.
  Sanchez supported the construction of many essential facilities,
  including the R. E. Thomason General Hospital, the El Paso County
  Library in Fabens, the Woodrow Bean Transmountain Road, the Sun
  Bowl Stadium at The University of Texas at El Paso, and the new El
  Paso County Courthouse; he worked to pave streets in new
  subdivisions and to build low-income housing, and he brought in
  state grant money to improve water service in the unincorporated
  colonia settlements in the county; and
         WHEREAS, Commissioner Sanchez's accomplishments have been
  honored many times; he was named one of the most influential
  Hispanics in Texas by Texas Hispanic Magazine and described as one
  of the most significant Mexican American public figures in Texas by
  The University of Texas at Arlington; in addition, a number of
  public facilities have been named in his honor, including a Texas
  Department of Criminal Justice facility, an El Paso County public
  housing facility, and a complex in Fabens that contains a library
  and county offices; and
         WHEREAS, A man who often said that the secret of public
  service was learning to disagree as agreeably as possible, Rogelio
  Sanchez forged strong and constructive relationships with his
  colleagues while carrying forth effective initiatives to benefit
  his constituents; through his many decades of service, he worked to
  bridge racial and political differences, and his steadfast efforts
  had a lasting and positive impact on El Paso County; now, therefore,
  be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas
  Legislature hereby honor the life of Rogelio Sanchez and offer
  sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his wife of 56
  years, Maria Montoya Sanchez; to his children, Michael Sanchez and
  his wife, Pat, Albert Sanchez, and Maricela Chibli and her husband,
  Eduardo; to his grandchildren, Aaron and Marissa Chibli; to his
  brothers, Jesus and his wife, Aurora, and Luis and his wife,
  Juanita; to his sisters, Josefina Sanchez, Dolores Rivas and her
  husband, Ignacio, and Irene Batista and her husband, Ruben; and to
  his other relatives and friends; Mr. Sanchez was preceded in death
  by his brother, David Sanchez, and by his sisters, Julia Anaya,
  Connie Chavez, and Maria Vasquez; 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 adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Rogelio
  Sanchez.
 
  Quintanilla
  Pickett
  Haggerty
  Chavez
  Moreno
 
 
 
Craddick Gattis Miles
 
Allen Geren Miller
 
Alonzo Giddings Moreno
 
Anchia Gonzales Morrison
 
Anderson Gonzalez Toureilles Mowery
 
Aycock Goolsby Murphy
 
Bailey Guillen Naishtat
 
Berman Haggerty Noriega
 
Bohac Hamilton O'Day
 
Bolton Hancock Oliveira
 
Bonnen Hardcastle Olivo
 
Branch Harless Orr
 
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
 
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Otto
 
Burnam Heflin Parker
 
Callegari Hernandez Patrick
 
Castro Herrero Paxton
 
Chavez Hilderbran Pena
 
Chisum Hill Phillips
 
Christian Hochberg Pickett
 
Cohen Hodge Pierson
 
Coleman Homer Pitts
 
Cook of Navarro Hopson Puente
 
Cook of Colorado Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
 
Corte Howard of Travis Raymond
 
Crabb Hughes Riddle
 
Creighton Isett Ritter
 
Crownover Jackson Rodriguez
 
Darby Jones Rose
 
Davis of Harris Keffer Smith of Tarrant
 
Davis of Dallas King of Parker Smith of Harris
 
Delisi King of Taylor Smithee
 
Deshotel King of Zavala Solomons
 
Driver Kolkhorst Strama
 
Dukes Krusee Straus
 
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
 
Dutton Latham Talton
 
Eiland Laubenberg Taylor
 
Eissler Leibowitz Thompson
 
Elkins Lucio III Truitt
 
England Macias Turner
 
Escobar Madden Van Arsdale
 
Farabee Mallory Caraway Vaught
 
Farias Martinez Veasey
 
Farrar Martinez Fischer Villarreal
 
Flores McCall Vo
 
Flynn McClendon West
 
Frost McReynolds Woolley
 
Gallego Menendez Zedler
 
Garcia Merritt Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 535 was unanimously adopted by a
  rising vote of the House on March 14, 2007.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House