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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The certain knowledge of a life well lived may |
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temper the profound sadness that the death of Mike Moses Anzaldua, |
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Jr., on December 21, 2012, has brought to all who loved him; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Mike and Maria Anzaldua, Mr. Anzaldua was |
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born on November 26, 1944; he grew up in Robstown and was an honor |
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roll student and all-state musician at Robstown High School; he |
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went on to earn degrees from Del Mar College and East Texas State |
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University; and |
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WHEREAS, Returning to Del Mar as an English professor in |
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1969, Mr. Anzaldua went on to build a notable career in higher |
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education that spanned more than four decades; he served as chair of |
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the Department of English and Philosophy and interim dean of Arts |
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and Sciences, and he helped lead such innovations as the College |
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Development Education Council, the Mariachi Del Mar musical |
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initiative, and the Mexican American Studies program; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Anzaldua also contributed to Del Mar College as |
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a tenured member of the Faculty Council, as assistant director of |
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the East Campus Writing Center, and as director of the Title V |
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Learning Communities Program; in addition, he was instrumental in |
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the institution's reaffirmation of accreditation with the Southern |
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Association of Colleges and Schools; and |
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WHEREAS, Off campus, Mr. Anzaldua gave back to his profession |
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as an officer in several national education organizations, |
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including the Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education; he |
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earned many prestigious honors for his exceptional work through the |
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years, among them the Dr. Aileen Creighton Award for Teaching |
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Excellence, the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement |
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Teaching Award, the Spanish Language Institute Outstanding |
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Lecturer Medallion, and the National Institute for Staff and |
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Organizational Development Excellence in Teaching Award; at the |
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time of his death, he was professor emeritus of English; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan was involved in the greater |
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community as a longtime church choir director, and in his leisure |
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time he enjoyed discussing literature, going to the movies, and |
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sharing a meal with friends and loved ones; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Mike Anzaldua is deeply missed, memories of |
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his warmth, unfailing generosity, and passion for education remain |
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to comfort and inspire those he leaves behind; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Mike Moses Anzaldua, |
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Jr., and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to |
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his sister, Della Pierce, and her husband, Jim; to his brother, Jack |
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Anzaldua, and his wife, Alma; to his nephews, Christopher Anzaldua |
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and his wife, Karla, Stephen Anzaldua and his wife, Amanda, Paul |
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Anzaldua and his wife, Alisha, David Pierce and his wife, Jessica, |
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and Dr. Jeffrey Pierce; to his grandniece, Ana Teresa Anzaldua; and |
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to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Mike |
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Anzaldua, Jr. |