| |
| |
|
|
R E S O L U T I O N
|
|
|
WHEREAS, The loss of Jose R. Coronado on February 26, 2011, is |
|
|
keenly felt by the numerous friends that he made through the years |
|
|
as well as by the many veterans whose lives he forever enriched; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, A native of Benavides, Mr. Coronado was born on |
|
|
April 3, 1932, to Pedro Coronado and Otila Coronado Garza; he served |
|
|
his country as a member of the U.S. Army and went on to have a |
|
|
distinguished career with the Department of Veterans Affairs that |
|
|
spanned 44 years; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, After nearly a decade of service with the Houston VA |
|
|
Medical Center, Mr. Coronado was selected as the first VA employee |
|
|
to attend the U.S. Army--Baylor University graduate program in |
|
|
healthcare administration; he earned his master's degree and went |
|
|
on to become assistant director and later director of the Audie L. |
|
|
Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Mr. Coronado was appointed director of the expanded |
|
|
South Texas Veterans Health Care System in 1995, and during his |
|
|
notable tenure he oversaw more than 2,800 employees across the |
|
|
state and an annual budget exceeding $450 million; his exemplary |
|
|
work was recognized with Presidential Rank Awards from Ronald |
|
|
Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and Bill Clinton; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Although Jose Coronado's death has brought great |
|
|
sorrow to those who loved him, his life was an inspiring example of |
|
|
the good that one committed person can accomplish, and he will long |
|
|
be fondly remembered for the positive difference he made in the |
|
|
world around him; now, therefore, be it |
|
|
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
|
|
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Jose R. Coronado and |
|
|
extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
|
|
brother, Pedro Coronado, Jr.; to his sisters, Guadalupe Cuellar, |
|
|
Berta Corkill, Gloria Spencer, and Macarita Young; to his |
|
|
goddaughter, Leslie "Nikki" Fisher; and to his other relatives and |
|
|
friends; and, be it further |
|
|
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
|
|
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
|
|
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jose R. |
|
|
Coronado. |