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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The citizens of Starr County have lost a highly |
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respected member of the legal community with the passing of Horacio |
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Paul Guerra III on December 27, 2013, at the age of 81; and |
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WHEREAS, Born to Horace P. Guerra, Jr., and Rebeca H. Guerra |
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in Rio Grande City, H. P. Guerra graduated from Rio Grande City High |
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School in 1950; he answered his nation's call to duty and spent two |
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years in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, reaching the rank of |
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lieutenant colonel; he continued his service as a member of the U.S. |
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Army Reserve for 20 years; after his return to civilian life, Mr. |
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Guerra attended St. Mary's University and earned his bachelor's and |
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law degrees in 1955; he later obtained his doctor of jurisprudence |
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degree in 1966; and |
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WHEREAS, Admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court |
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and the U.S. Court of Military Appeals, this distinguished legal |
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professional held membership in the State Bar of Texas for more than |
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half a century and spent over three decades practicing law in Rio |
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Grande City; Mr. Guerra demonstrated a strong work ethic throughout |
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his time in Rio Grande City, and he often put in long hours while |
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serving a number of clients on a pro bono basis; moreover, he acted |
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as legal counsel for the Starr County Appraisal District for |
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several years; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Guerra was also employed in the banking |
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industry, and he held various management positions at a number of |
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financial institutions in Rio Grande City, San Antonio, and |
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McAllen; in 1970, he was appointed to the Finance Commission of |
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Texas for a six-year term by Governor Preston Smith; and |
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WHEREAS, Committed to supporting his hometown, Mr. Guerra |
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shared his time with numerous worthwhile organizations over the |
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years; he was a charter member of the local chapter of Rotary |
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International, a member of El Cid Caravan No. 106 of the |
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International Order of Alhambra, and a past Grand Knight of the De |
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Saules Council of the Knights of Columbus No. 2595; in addition, he |
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served as president of the Rio Grande City Jaycees and as an |
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honorary member of the Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico Jaycee Club, |
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and he further contributed to the U.S. Jaycees as an ambassador to |
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El Salvador and to Central and South America; he was also a |
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parishioner at Immaculate Conception Church; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Guerra enjoyed the love |
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and support of his wife, Josie, and the couple were blessed with |
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three children and eight grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of integrity who believed in working hard and |
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in treating everyone with respect, H. P. Guerra contributed greatly |
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to the Rio Grande City community, and he leaves behind a record of |
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service that his loved ones can remember with pride; 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 Horacio Paul Guerra |
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III and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Josie Guerra; to his children, Horacio P. Guerra IV and his |
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wife, Monica, Liliana G. Ortega and her husband, Hector, and Jorge |
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Luis Guerra and his wife, Ximena; to his grandchildren, Anthony, |
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Justin, and Brandon Ortega and Theresa, Isabel, Mattias, Isabella, |
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and Horacio Guerra; to his siblings, Hector F. Guerra, Richard L. |
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Guerra, and Rosa Marie G. Rodriguez; and to his other relatives and |
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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 Horacio |
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Paul Guerra III. |