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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The prosperity of the Lone Star State depends in |
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large part on the strength and innovative spirit of family-owned |
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businesses, and Francisco Guerra, Jr., of Starr County has made |
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valuable contributions for 45 years as the founder of La Rosita |
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Gravel, Inc.; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in the town of La Rosita, "Chito" Guerra is the |
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son of Francisco and Constancia Guerra; he began helping his father |
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as a boy, shining shoes to earn money, and they later teamed up to |
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sell gravel around Starr County; he left school at 15 to work |
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full-time and then served his country in France during World War II, |
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earning a Purple Heart and two Bronze Stars; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Guerra studied mechanics after the war and |
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helped build the power plant and gates for Falcon Dam; for 15 years, |
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he worked in construction all over the state, and he then went on to |
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purchase a dump truck and establish La Rosita Gravel; he |
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demonstrated great ingenuity in building equipment when he could |
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not afford to buy it, and through thrift, hard work, and |
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perseverance, this successful entrepreneur today owns a |
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flourishing company with 14 cement mixers, 4 trucks, an excavator, |
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a bulldozer, and 2 loaders; giving generously of his resources, he |
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helped build the parking lot for the Rosita Santa Rosa de Lima |
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Church; he is devoted to his faith and to a fine family that |
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includes his beloved wife, Lilia Chito Moreno, and their 11 |
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children; in his free time, he enjoys dancing and singing; and |
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WHEREAS, Chito Guerra has won the respect and admiration of |
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many as a dynamic member of the Starr County business community, and |
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he may indeed reflect with pride on his accomplishments; now, |
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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 Francisco "Chito" |
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Guerra, Jr., for his achievements and extend to him sincere best |
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wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Guerra as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |