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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 58
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In Memory |
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of |
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Ramón C. Samilpa, Sr. |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Austin in mourning Ramón C. Samilpa, Sr., who died |
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January 5, 2013, at the age of 93; and |
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WHEREAS, Born September 3, 1919, to an immigrant couple from |
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Guanajuato, Mexico, Mr. Samilpa was the first and only of their six |
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children to be born in the United States; he was exceedingly proud |
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of both his American and Mexican heritages; and |
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WHEREAS, As a young man, he joined the United States Army and |
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fought in World War II, serving with distinction in the Aleutian |
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Islands, the Pacific Theater, and the Battle of the Bulge; and |
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WHEREAS, After the war, Mr. Samilpa continued to show |
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leadership off the battlefield; as the president of Local 456 of |
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the Upholsterers International Union, he helped to engineer the |
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1968 strike known as the Austin Chicano Huelga, which sparked the |
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Chicano movement in Austin in the 1970s and gained the support of |
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national labor leader César Chávez; and |
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WHEREAS, This exemplary war veteran and activist was also a |
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man of faith; he served as an usher at San Jose Catholic Church |
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and was a member of the Catholic War Veterans Post and a supporter |
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of Saint Vincent de Paul; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Samilpa was a tireless advocate who appeared in |
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public service announcements promoting higher education and who |
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worked to secure a historical marker for Cementerio Mexicano de |
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Maria De La Luz, one of Austin's oldest Hispanic cemeteries; and |
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WHEREAS, Ramón C. Samilpa, Sr., was a community leader who |
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inspired change during a pivotal period in Austin's history; he |
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was a champion of the underserved, the overlooked, and the rarely |
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heard; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Ramón C. Samilpa, Sr.; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the members of his family as an expression of esteem from the |
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Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so |
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in memory of Ramón Samilpa, Sr. |
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Watson |
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President of the 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 January 28, 2013, by |
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a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |