| |
| |
|
|
R E S O L U T I O N
|
|
|
WHEREAS, Maria Elena and Arnoldo Alaniz are fondly remembered |
|
|
by the residents of Benavides for the many professional and civic |
|
|
contributions they made over the course of their lives; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Born in Benavides on March 27, 1936, to Lazaro and |
|
|
Nicolasa Chapa, the former Maria Elena Chapa graduated from |
|
|
Benavides High School in 1955 and went on to earn both a bachelor's |
|
|
degree and a master's degree in education from Texas A&I |
|
|
University; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Arnoldo Valerio Alaniz was born on December 30, |
|
|
1931, and he also graduated from Benavides High School, where he was |
|
|
an all-district football player; following his service with the |
|
|
United States Army during the Korean War, he attended Texas A&I, |
|
|
receiving a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in math; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, The couple married in 1956 and shared 35 years |
|
|
together; they were blessed with three children, Arnoldo, Jaime, |
|
|
and Norma, and their family eventually grew to include five |
|
|
grandchildren, Amanda, Arnoldo, Matthew, Isabella, and Fabian, as |
|
|
well as a great-granddaughter, Katherine; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Prominent members of their community, Mr. and |
|
|
Mrs. Alaniz enjoyed long and rewarding careers with the Benavides |
|
|
Independent School District; Mrs. Alaniz taught for more than three |
|
|
decades, and Mr. Alaniz worked as a teacher and a principal for 37 |
|
|
years; he also served as president of the Texas State Teachers |
|
|
Association; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Mrs. Alaniz further distinguished herself as a |
|
|
member of the Benavides City Council for 19 years; devoted to her |
|
|
faith, she belonged to the Catholic Daughters of the Americas, and |
|
|
she and her husband were both valued parishioners of Santa Rosa de |
|
|
Lima Catholic Church; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Although Mrs. Alaniz passed away on December 27, |
|
|
2014, and Mr. Alaniz died on February 3, 1991, their efforts in |
|
|
behalf of their students and the city that they loved will continue |
|
|
to resonate for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
|
|
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
|
|
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the lives and achievements of |
|
|
Maria Elena and Arnoldo Alaniz. |