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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends mourn the loss of the Honorable |
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Reynaldo M. Munoz, justice of the peace of Precinct 1 in Kleberg |
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County, who died August 11, 2006, at the age of 74; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on January 19, 1932, to Felix Munoz, Jr., and |
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Benita Silva Munoz, Reynaldo Munoz grew up on the Chapeno Ranch in |
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Starr County; during his rural, Depression-era childhood, he often |
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traveled by horseback with his two brothers to their one-room |
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school; and |
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WHEREAS, After graduating from Rio Grande City High School in |
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1951, Mr. Munoz answered his nation's call and joined the |
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U.S. Army, volunteering for combat duty in Korea; as a member of the |
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107th Ordnance Company, 8th Army, for three years, he served in a |
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number of leadership positions and as a member of the inspector |
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general's team; his service was recognized with the Korean Service |
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Medal with two bronze stars, the United Nations Service Medal, and |
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the National Defense Service Medal; and |
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WHEREAS, Returning to Texas in 1954, Mr. Munoz married Adela |
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Garza; after earning his bachelor's degree from Texas A&I |
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University and his master's degree from Corpus Christi State |
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University, he embarked on a 30-year tenure as a vocational arts |
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instructor; over the course of his career, this dedicated and |
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caring teacher worked in the Alice, Robstown, and Kingsville |
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communities, mentoring his students both in and out of the |
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classroom; and |
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WHEREAS, After retiring from teaching in 1992, Mr. Munoz |
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continued his service to others with his election as justice of the |
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peace for Precinct 1 of Kleberg County in 1999; he acted faithfully |
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and fairly on behalf of the citizens of the county during his eight |
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years of service and was recognized for his efforts to curtail |
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school truancy; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Munoz was equally generous with his time |
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outside of the classroom and the courtroom and was an active member |
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of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church and a participant in the |
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South Texas Cursillo Movement; and |
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WHEREAS, Reynaldo Munoz lived a caring and purposeful life, |
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and the memory of his warmth, wisdom, and compassion will be forever |
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treasured by those who knew him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Judge Reynaldo |
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M. Munoz and offer sincere condolences to his family: to his wife of |
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52 years, Adela Munoz; to his sons, Ricardo Mario Munoz and his |
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wife, Cynthia, Ramberto Munoz, Felix E. Munoz and his wife, Inez, |
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and Rey Mario Munoz; to his daughters, Yolanda Munoz Gonzales and |
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her husband, David, and Idolina Munoz Escobar and her husband, |
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Roel; to his sister, Maria DeJesus Munoz Vera; to his brothers, Rene |
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Munoz and his wife, Amparo, Romeo Munoz and his wife, Emma, and |
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Rosendo Munoz and his wife, Maria; to his 14 grandchildren and 5 |
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great-grandchildren; and to his other relatives and friends; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Judge |
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Reynaldo Munoz. |
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Escobar |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2568 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 25, 2007. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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