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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lorraine C. Camacho 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, Lorraine Camacho, was honored |
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for her achievements in education; her tireless efforts in behalf |
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of education and the safety of young people earned her the |
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affectionate nickname "Grandma" Camacho; giving generously of her |
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time and talents, she volunteered as a room mother for the Reading |
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Is Fundamental program at Metz Elementary School, and she had her |
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home designated as a McGruff Safe House for neighborhood children; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, This beloved matriarch was the recipient of numerous |
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accolades; the City of Austin proclaimed September 15, 1991, as |
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Lorraine Castro Camacho Day, and she was recognized in connection |
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with the Metz Elementary 80th Anniversary Celebration |
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Commemorative History Play; moreover, the Austin Parks and |
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Recreation Department named its facility on Robert Martinez Drive |
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the Lorraine "Grandma" Camacho Center in her honor; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her outstanding accomplishments, Lorraine |
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Camacho made a positive difference in her community, and her 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 Lorraine C. "Grandma" |
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Camacho, a Mexican American Trailblazer of Austin and Travis |
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County. |