H.R. No. 1957

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Carlos
	Garcia, Sr., of Hondo, who died on March 21, 2009, at the age of 82;
	and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Garcia was born on October 9, 1926; he answered
	his nation's call to arms as a young man and served a tour of duty in
	World War II; and
	WHEREAS, He married Magdalena Gonzales on December 4, 1943,
	and together he and his wife raised eight sons, Carlos, Robert,
	Arnulfo, Adolfo, Richard, Simon, Daniel, and the late Louis Roy
	Garcia; and
	WHEREAS, In 1953, Mr. Garcia led efforts in Hondo to
	desegregate the public school system so that his sons would be
	afforded the same opportunities that other students received; at
	that time, students of Mexican American descent were enrolled at a
	separate facility known as the West End School; and
	WHEREAS, In order to end this form of discrimination, Mr.
	Garcia helped to bring the American GI Forum to Hondo, and it was
	through the GI Forum that he and four of his friends filed a lawsuit
	against Hondo public schools for segregating its students; and
	WHEREAS, In early 1953, Mr. Garcia and his colleagues
	traveled to Austin to make their voices heard, and their efforts
	were rewarded that fall, when Hondo schools were ordered to
	integrate; and
	WHEREAS, Because he fought for fairness, Mr. Garcia's
	grandchildren have attended such notable schools as Sul Ross State
	University, The University of Texas at San Antonio, Oral Roberts
	University, Texas A&M University, Tarleton State University, Texas
	Tech University, and The University of Texas; and
	WHEREAS, Carlos Garcia was a loving father and husband who
	stood up for equal rights for all; his efforts made a difference,
	not only for his children, but also for all succeeding generations,
	and his life was an inspiring example of the good that one person
	can accomplish; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Carlos Garcia, Sr.,
	and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his
	wife, Magdalena; to his sons; and to his other relatives and
	friends; 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 Carlos
	Garcia, Sr.
	King of Zavala
	Straus Gattis Menendez
	Allen Geren Merritt
	Alonzo Giddings Miklos
	Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
	Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
	Anderson Guillen Moody
	Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
	Berman Hamilton Naishtat
	Bohac Hancock Oliveira
	Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
	Bonnen Harless Orr
	Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
	Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
	Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
	Burnam Hernandez Patrick
	Button Herrero Paxton
	Callegari Hilderbran Peña
	Castro Hochberg Phillips
	Chavez Hodge Pickett
	Chisum Homer Pierson
	Christian Hopson Pitts
	Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
	Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
	Cook Hughes Riddle
	Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
	Crabb Isett Ritter
	Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
	Creighton Jones Rose
	Crownover Keffer Sheffield
	Darby Kent Shelton
	Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
	Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
	Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
	Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
	Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
	Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
	Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
	Edwards Legler Thibaut
	Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
	Eissler Lewis Truitt
	Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
	England Madden Turner of Harris
	Farabee Maldonado Vaught
	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
	Farrar Marquez Villarreal
	Fletcher Martinez Vo
	Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
	Flynn McCall Weber
	Frost McClendon Woolley
	Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 1957 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on May 11, 2009.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House