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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family, friends, and admirers are mourning the loss |
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of Hispanic civil rights leader and decorated World War II veteran |
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Augustin Lucio Jr. of San Marcos, who died on November 13, 2014, at |
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the age of 91; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Augustin and Maria de Jesus Lucio, |
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Augustin Lucio Jr. grew up on a farm outside San Marcos; at the age |
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of 18, he answered his nation's call to duty by joining the U.S. |
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Army and was assigned to Company L, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Regiment, |
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2nd Infantry Division; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Lucio's first combat mission was the D-Day |
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invasion of Normandy, and a day later, when his unit's platoon |
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sergeant was wounded, he took charge of the 45-man troop and led |
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them through a number of important engagements, including the |
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Battle of the Bulge; honorably discharged in 1945, he was awarded |
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the Silver Star, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart, as well as the |
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French Croix de Guerre, among other medals and ribbons; and |
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WHEREAS, Following the war, Mr. Lucio returned to San Marcos, |
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where he and his wife, Delia, shared 69 happy years; together, they |
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became the parents of four beloved children, Rosemary, Carol, Joe, |
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and Robert, and later knew the joy of welcoming into their family |
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three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Lucio enjoyed a notable career of more than |
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three decades at Bergstrom Air Force Base in Austin, retiring in |
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1979 as a chief supply inspector; he contributed to the San Marcos |
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community as a cofounder of the local chapter of the American GI |
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Forum and as a member of VFW Post No. 3413, the Knights of Columbus, |
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the Holy Name Society, and St. John's Catholic Church; in addition |
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to serving on numerous national, state, and local committees, he |
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was a member of the San Marcos Consolidated Independent School |
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District board for 19 years and led a boycott of the district over |
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its lack of Hispanic teachers; the San Marcos High School library is |
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named in his honor; and |
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WHEREAS, Augustin Lucio was a brave soldier, a caring husband |
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and father, and a committed member of his community, and the |
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contributions he made in each of these roles will long inspire all |
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those who were fortunate enough to know him; now, 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 memory of Augustin Lucio Jr. |
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and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Delia; to his daughters, Rosemary and Carol; to his sons, Joe |
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and his wife, Sheryl, and Robert and his wife, Josie; to his |
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grandchildren, Steven and his wife, Brooke, Janellica and her |
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husband, Paul, and Gabriel; to his great-grandchildren, Lauryn, |
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Kaytlynn, Kayley, and Valentina; to his sister, Hermina Flores; 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 Augustin |
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Lucio Jr. |