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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Rio Grande City native Lauro L. Lopez has |
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distinguished himself through a lifetime of meaningful |
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accomplishments that have made a positive difference in the local |
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community and beyond; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on May 20, 1924, Mr. Lopez graduated from high |
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school in 1943 and served his country in the United States Army |
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during World War II; he was initially stationed at the headquarters |
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of General Eisenhower in England and then helped evacuate wounded |
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soldiers from France; after his honorable discharge from the |
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military, he attended The University of Texas at Austin, studying |
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geology, and subsequently worked in the garment industry in New |
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York City while pursuing a career in photography; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Lopez returned to Rio Grande City in the early |
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1950s, where he held jobs selling cars and working on the Falcon Dam |
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project; he was employed for more than 17 years with LFD |
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Homefurnishings, and then decided to open his own store, Triple L |
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Furniture and Appliance, in 1970; he continued to oversee the |
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business for the next 35 years; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan shared his time and talents as |
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the vice president of the Rio Grande Valley Partnership and as the |
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president of the Rio Grande City Chamber of Commerce; he was a |
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leader in the successful effort to reincorporate Rio Grande City in |
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1993, and he served two terms as a city alderman; appointed by |
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Governor Bush to the South Texas Workforce Development Board, he |
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also held a seat on the Starr County Industrial Foundation board; |
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moreover, he is active in the Catholic Church, as a grand knight in |
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the Knights of Columbus, and as a knight commander in the Order of |
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the Alhambra; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Lopez enjoys the love |
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and support of his wife, Maria Celia S. Lopez, with whom he has |
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shared more than six decades of rewarding partnership; the couple |
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are the parents of five children, David, Daniel, Diana, Dalinda, |
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and Delia; and |
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WHEREAS, Through service to his country, state, and hometown, |
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Lauro Lopez has garnered the lasting respect and admiration of his |
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fellow citizens, and he may indeed reflect with great pride on his |
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many notable achievements; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby honor Lauro L. Lopez for |
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his contributions as a business and civic leader and as a member of |
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the armed forces and extend to him sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Lopez as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |