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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Arturo Lopez Aleman was posthumously recognized by |
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the Austin History Center in conjunction with its exhibit Mexican |
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American Firsts: Trailblazers of Austin and Travis 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, Arturo Aleman, was honored for |
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his achievements in public service; Mr. Aleman immigrated to Travis |
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County from Mexico in 1911, when he was just 14 years old; after |
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laboring as a tenant farmer in Del Valle, he achieved his American |
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Dream, becoming proprietor of the Aleman Grocery Store at 210 |
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Medina Street in Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Aleman was deeply committed to the betterment of |
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East Austin and made numerous contributions to civic life; when the |
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Mexican Methodist Church of Austin was reorganized in 1923, he |
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became a steward, and he served in that capacity for more than half |
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a century; he became a lay preacher in 1933, and as the |
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congregation's historian, he wrote a book documenting the history |
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of the Methodist Church in Austin's Mexican American community; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his outstanding accomplishments, Arturo |
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Aleman made a positive difference in his community, and his legacy |
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is a source of pride and inspiration to many people; now, therefore, |
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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 Arturo Lopez Aleman, a |
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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. 709 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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