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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Alberto Gonzalo Garcia was posthumously |
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recognized by the Austin History Center in conjunction with its |
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exhibit Mexican American Firsts: Trailblazers of Austin and Travis |
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County; and |
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WHEREAS, Honoring the important contributions made by |
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Mexican Americans to Central Texas, the Austin History Center and |
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its association joined with the Austin Public Library to organize |
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the show, which ran from August 21, 2010, through January 16, 2011; |
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Mexican American Firsts: Trailblazers of Austin and Travis County |
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celebrated the pioneering achievements of 32 remarkable men and |
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women and provided the public with an opportunity to learn more |
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about their lives; and |
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WHEREAS, One such individual, Dr. Alberto Gonzalo Garcia, was |
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honored for his achievements in public health; a graduate of the |
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American Medical Missionary College in Battle Creek, Michigan, he |
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earned a second medical degree from Tulane University School of |
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Medicine in New Orleans and went on to become the first Mexican |
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American physician to establish a practice in Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Garcia joined the staff of Brackenridge |
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Hospital, and he worked to ensure that Mexican Americans received |
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medical services; active in a number of community organizations, he |
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helped to establish a workers' group, Obreros Mexicanos, and the |
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local chapter of the Comision Honorifica Mexicana, which |
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represented Mexican nationals in the United States; he encouraged |
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others to acquire citizenship and exercise the right to vote, and |
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along with his wife, he published the town's first Spanish-language |
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newspaper, La Vanguardia; and |
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WHEREAS, Before his passing in 1962, Dr. Garcia also |
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benefited his fellow residents by supporting the Austin Public |
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Library and advocating for better educational opportunities for |
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Mexican Americans; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his outstanding accomplishments, Dr. |
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Alberto Garcia made a positive difference in his community, and his |
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legacy is a source of pride and inspiration to many people; 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 hereby pay tribute to the life of Dr. Alberto Gonzalo |
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Garcia, a Mexican American Trailblazer of Austin and Travis County. |
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Rodriguez |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 705 was adopted by the House on March |
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17, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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