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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The people of San Antonio lost a beloved, longtime |
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civic leader with the passing of Elvira Cisneros on November 22, |
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2014, at the age of 90; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on July 11, 1924, in Puebla, Mexico, the former |
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Elvira Munguia was the daughter of political activists Romulo and |
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Carolina Munguia; her family immigrated to the United States when |
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she was two years old, settling in San Antonio's Prospect Hill |
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neighborhood, where they soon became business and community |
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leaders; after graduating from Jefferson High School, Elvira |
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Munguia attended The University of Texas at Austin before returning |
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to San Antonio in 1942 to help out in the family print shop while her |
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brothers served in World War II; she continued her education at |
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Draughon's Business College and later took a position at Frost |
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Bank; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1945, Elvira Munguia married George Cisneros, a |
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veteran from Colorado, after a whirlwind courtship; they became the |
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proud parents of five beloved children, each of whom has |
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contributed to society either through public service or through |
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other professional endeavors; and |
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WHEREAS, While her family always came first in her life, |
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Mrs. Cisneros also devoted her time and energy to many |
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philanthropic organizations; she advised the Alamo Area Council of |
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Governments on issues related to seniors and served on the boards of |
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the Avenida Guadalupe Association, AVANCE, and Project Learn to |
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Read; after her husband's stroke, she aided him in establishing the |
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San Antonio Stroke Club and in performing his duties as the national |
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spokesperson on strokes for Easter Seals; in addition, she was a |
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devout congregant of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the |
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Little Flower; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Cisneros received numerous accolades for her |
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service to the community, including the Alexis de Tocqueville |
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Society Centennial Award, which was presented to her by President |
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Gerald Ford on behalf of the United Way, and a medal from President |
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Ronald Reagan for her work with Easter Seals; in 1991, she was |
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inducted into the San Antonio Women's Hall of Fame in recognition of |
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her outstanding civic leadership, and WellMed named the Elvira |
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Cisneros Senior Community Center in her honor in 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her myriad endeavors, Elvira Cisneros |
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contributed to building a more inclusive, caring, and vibrant |
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community, and those who were privileged to share in her love and |
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affection will forever hold her close in their hearts; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Elvira Cisneros and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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children, the Honorable Henry Cisneros and his wife, Mary Alice, |
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Pauline Cisneros, George Cisneros and his wife, Catherine, Tim |
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Cisneros and his wife, Karla, and Christine Corser and her husband, |
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Tom; to her grandchildren, Teresa Burton and her husband, Sean, |
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Mercedes Badger and her husband, Brad, John Paul Cisneros, Antonio |
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Cisneros, Jacqueline Muncy and her husband, Chris, Charlotte |
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Cisneros, David Cisneros, Peter Corser and his wife, Nicole, and |
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Mark Corser; to her great-grandchildren, Russell Burton, Grace |
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Burton, Natalia Badger, and Karina Badger; and to her other |
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relatives and many friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Elvira |
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Cisneros. |
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Martinez Fischer |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 379 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on February 19, 2015. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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