| |
| |
|
|
R E S O L U T I O N
|
|
|
WHEREAS, The citizens of San Antonio lost one of their most |
|
|
admired community leaders with the death of Florence Alcoser on |
|
|
April 21, 2010, at the age of 70; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Florence Alcoser was born on the city's south side |
|
|
on May 20, 1939, and as a child helped out at her father's |
|
|
neighborhood grocery store; she graduated from Harlandale High |
|
|
School in 1958 and was later joined in matrimony to Richard Alcoser; |
|
|
over the years, the couple shared in the joy of welcoming 3 sons, 10 |
|
|
grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren into their treasured |
|
|
family; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, A longtime resident of Alamo Heights, Mrs. Alcoser |
|
|
owned property in Government Hill and was president of the |
|
|
Government Hill Alliance Neighborhood Association for 10 years; |
|
|
dedicated to conservation and historic preservation, she played an |
|
|
instrumental role in acquiring historic district designation for |
|
|
the Government Hill area, and she was an active member of numerous |
|
|
civic organizations, including the San Antonio Conservation |
|
|
Society, the steering committee for the city's Strategic Historic |
|
|
Preservation Plan, the Fort Sam Houston Community Development |
|
|
Advisory Board, and Keep San Antonio Beautiful; she also served on |
|
|
the board of directors of Select Employees Federal Credit Union; |
|
|
and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Known for her leadership and determination as well |
|
|
as for her fun-loving personality, Florence Alcoser gave freely of |
|
|
her time and talents to better her community, and she leaves behind |
|
|
a record of accomplishments that will long resonate in the city she |
|
|
loved to call home; now, therefore, be it |
|
|
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
|
|
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Florence Alcoser and |
|
|
extend heartfelt condolences to the members of her family: to her |
|
|
husband, Richard Alcoser, Sr.; to her sons, Richard, Louis, and |
|
|
Toby; to her siblings, Tom Calderon, Corinne Mendoza, and Linda |
|
|
Santos; and to her other relatives and many friends; and, be it |
|
|
further |
|
|
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
|
|
prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
|
|
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Florence |
|
|
Alcoser. |
| |
|
|
McClendon |
|
|
|
|
|
______________________________ |
|
|
Speaker of the House |
| |
|
|
I certify that H.R. No. 520 was unanimously adopted by a |
|
|
rising vote of the House on March 3, 2011. |
|
|
|
|
|
______________________________ |
|
|
Chief Clerk of the House |
| |