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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their |
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memories of the Honorable Eduardo E. de Ases of Corpus Christi, who |
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passed away on February 21, 2009, at the age of 80; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Refugio, Judge de Ases was born on |
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October 26, 1928; he graduated from Corpus Christi High School and |
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attended Del Mar College, later serving his country for five years |
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with the U.S. Army; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge de Ases went on to graduate from The |
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University of Texas School of Law; he earned his license to practice |
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law in 1959, and he opened a law office in Corpus Christi before |
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becoming an assistant county attorney for Nueces County; and |
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WHEREAS, Desiring to serve his community, Judge de Ases was a |
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three-term Corpus Christi city council member and was elected mayor |
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pro tem in 1977; he was also a former president of the Corpus |
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Christi Bar Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Culminating a notable legal career, Judge de Ases |
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was unanimously appointed magistrate on the U.S. District Court for |
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the Southern District of Texas in 1980 and again in 1988, becoming |
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the first full-time Hispanic magistrate in the United States; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge de Ases was devoted to helping others; he was a |
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volunteer eucharistic minister at St. Pius X Catholic Church and a |
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reading mentor to children at local elementary schools, and he |
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generously assisted people working toward their citizenship at the |
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Corpus Christi Literacy Council; and |
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WHEREAS, Known for his efforts in behalf of his fellow |
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citizens, Judge de Ases was honored as a recipient of the Cecil E. |
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Burney Humanitarian Award from the Corpus Christi Bar Association |
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and the Brotherhood Award from the National Conference of |
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Christians and Jews; and |
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WHEREAS, Eduardo de Ases was a loving husband and father, a |
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distinguished jurist, and a remarkable community leader, and his |
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legacy of good works will continue to bring positive benefits to the |
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lives of countless people for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Eduardo E. de Ases and |
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extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife of |
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49 years, Maria; to his sons, Carlos and Rene; to his daughter, |
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Juanita; to his brother, Lawrence; to his three grandchildren; and |
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to his other relatives and friends; and, 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 Eduardo E. |
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de Ases. |