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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 126
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In Memory |
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Daniel E. San Miguel Jr. |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of San Antonio in mourning the loss of Daniel G. San |
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Miguel Jr., who died June 21, 2013, at the age of 82; and |
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WHEREAS, Daniel San Miguel was born on May 29, 1931, in San |
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Antonio to Velia and Daniel San Miguel; he grew up around San |
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Antonio's old Mercado area and graduated from Thomas Jefferson |
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High School; and |
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WHEREAS, He attended Saint Mary's University and earned |
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acclaim by winning a national poetry contest during his junior |
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year; he joined the United States Army and honorably served his |
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country during the Korean War; and |
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WHEREAS, Daniel San Miguel went on to engage in a number of |
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careers that reflected his adventurous spirit and multiple |
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talents; he was an English teacher and a coach at Edgewood High |
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School, a director of the City of San Antonio Model Cities |
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Program, and a Bexar County sheriff's deputy; he was a highly |
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regarded and much-sought-after private investigator for over 20 |
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years and worked with a number of prestigious law firms and |
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clients; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. San Miguel was also a well-known community |
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leader who volunteered to assist with his children's organized |
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sports and was active in political campaigns and veterans' |
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events; he was a frequent guest at Harmony Schools, where he |
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recited poetry and read aloud to students about history and great |
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American leaders; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2004, he published The Winter of My Years, a |
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collection of 18 autobiographical poems; he was awarded a |
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Fulbright-Hays Grant, and in 2007, he was presented with the |
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Hispanic Heritage Award in Literary Arts by La Prensa; and |
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WHEREAS, Daniel San Miguel was an exemplary gentleman who |
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lived his life to the fullest and was noted for his warmth and |
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wisdom; he was deeply devoted to his family and was a source of |
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strength and joy to his wife, children, and grandchildren; he was |
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also a generous, kindhearted person who was respected for his |
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exceptional accomplishments; and |
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WHEREAS, Daniel San Miguel gave unselfishly of his time to |
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others and was beloved by many, and he will long be remembered |
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with affection and appreciation by all who were privileged to |
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share in his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby extend sincere |
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condolences to the bereaved family of Daniel G. San Miguel Jr.: |
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his loving wife of 35 years, Barbara San Miguel; his daughters |
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and sons-in-law, Senator Leticia Van de Putte and Pete Van de |
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Putte, Annabelle Garcia and Judge Orlando Garcia, and Rosanne |
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Valenzuela and Pastor John Valenzuela; his sons and |
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daughter-in-law, Daniel San Miguel III and Roland and Cindy San |
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Miguel; and his 18 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, |
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who knew him best as their beloved "Bempo"; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Daniel G. San Miguel Jr. |
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Dewhurst, President of the Senate |
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President of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on June 25, 2013, by |
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a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the State |