H.R. No. 448

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, A life filled with meaningful accomplishments drew
	to a close with the passing of distinguished community advocate
	Erasmo Wilivaldo Andrade of El Paso on March 30, 2012, at the age of
	80; and
	WHEREAS, The son of Wilivaldo and Maria Nieto Andrade, Erasmo
	Andrade was born on May 12, 1931, at the family's ranch near Bruni
	and was raised in San Antonio; a graduate of Fox Vocational and
	Technical School, he served this nation in the U.S. Navy and
	attained the rank of machinist's mate third class; continuing his
	education, he enrolled at St. Mary's University, earning his
	bachelor's degree in international relations, and he later received
	his juris doctorate from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at
	Texas Southern University; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Andrade's early professional experience
	included teaching at San Antonio schools and working as an
	English-as-a-second-language instructor at Lackland Air Force Base
	and in overseas assignments for the Department of Defense; on
	returning home, he became a union organizer for migrant workers and
	other groups, and his involvement in social and political causes
	would remain a driving force in his life; among his other
	achievements was the establishment of the Valley Workers Assistance
	Committee and the coordination of a 1966 farmworkers' march on the
	State Capitol; he additionally took part in a voting-rights
	initiative in South Texas and helped to create the Zavala County
	Mental Health Outreach Program in a partnership with The University
	of Texas Health Science Center; and
	WHEREAS, In 1973, Mr. Andrade and his family relocated to
	Austin so that he could become a staff member for the Joint
	Committee on Prison Reform of the 63rd Texas Legislature; he
	subsequently joined the Austin Independent School District to
	direct a community education program and soon found his way back
	into the classroom, teaching economics, government, and history at
	Austin and Lanier High Schools; during his time at those schools, he
	helped students to form peer mediation teams and assisted them with
	an effort to rename a downtown street in honor of Cesar Chavez; in
	1993, he and his family moved to El Paso, where he taught social
	studies at Riverside High School until 2002; in each of his teaching
	assignments, he was known as someone who cared deeply about his
	students and who encouraged them to further their studies and
	pursue their dreams; and
	WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan volunteered with a number of
	social service organizations in each city where he lived; he was
	president of the Austin Child Guidance Center Board and helped
	chair the Tri-Ethnic Desegregation Community Committee for Austin
	schools, and he worked with groups supporting seniors, immigrants,
	and persons with disabilities; in El Paso, he was appointed to the
	city government civil service commission, and he was a member of the
	appraisal review board for the El Paso Central Appraisal District
	at the time of his death; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Andrade was active in the Democratic Party as
	well and held the posts of precinct chair and election judge in the
	El Paso area; previously, he was a member of the Travis County
	Democratic Party Executive Committee, assisted with the
	presidential campaigns of John Kerry and Barack Obama, and was
	honored to be part of the inaugural committee for Governor Ann
	Richards; and
	WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, he enjoyed the love and
	support of his wife, Sally, with whom he shared a rewarding marriage
	that spanned four decades; he was also the proud father of two
	children, Marisa and Carlos, and had four beloved grandchildren;
	moreover, Mr. Andrade was a parishioner at Cristo Rey Catholic
	Church, where he was an usher and a member of the parish council and
	finance committee for many years; and
	WHEREAS, Erasmo Andrade made a profound and positive
	difference in countless lives through his dedication to the city
	and state he was proud to call home, and his legacy will forever
	endure in the hearts of those who were privileged to know him; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Erasmo Wilivaldo
	Andrade and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to
	his wife, Sally Andrade; to his children, Marisa and Carlos
	Andrade; to his grandchildren, Lucas, Isabel, Emma, and Joaquin; to
	his sisters, Lupe Sanchez, Maria Dominguez, Paula Cervantes, Eva
	Franks, Oralia Moran, Velia Perez, Alicia Wolfshol, and Helen
	Guzman; and to his other relatives and many 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 Erasmo
	Wilivaldo Andrade.
	Marquez
	Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
	Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
	Alonzo Gooden Otto
	Alvarado Guerra Paddie
	Anchia Guillen Parker
	Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
	Ashby Harless Perez
	Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
	Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
	Bohac Herrero Pickett
	Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
	Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
	Branch Huberty Raney
	Burkett Hughes Ratliff
	Burnam Hunter Raymond
	Button Isaac Reynolds
	Callegari Johnson Riddle
	Canales Kacal Ritter
	Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
	Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
	Clardy King of Parker Rose
	Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
	Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
	Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
	Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
	Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
	Creighton Krause Simmons
	Crownover Kuempel Simpson
	Dale Larson Smith
	Darby Laubenberg Smithee
	Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
	J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
	S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
	Deshotel Longoria Strama
	Dukes Lozano Taylor
	Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
	Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
	Elkins Martinez Toth
	Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
	Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
	Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
	Farrar Miles Villalba
	Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
	Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
	Frank Moody Walle
	Frullo Morrison White
	Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
	Giddings Murphy Wu
	Goldman Naishtat Zedler
	Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 448 was unanimously adopted by a rising
	vote of the House on February 28, 2013.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House