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  H.C.R. No. 80
 
 
 
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
         WHEREAS, The city of San Antonio and the State of Texas lost
  an admired public servant and political activist with the passing
  of Choco Gonzalez Meza on October 9, 2016, at the age of 64; and
         WHEREAS, The daughter of Alfonso and Josefa Gonzalez, the
  former Choco Gonzalez was born in 1952 in Zaragoza, Coahuila,
  Mexico, and grew up in Eagle Pass; she settled in her adopted
  hometown of San Antonio in 1971, when she enrolled at St. Mary's
  University; and
         WHEREAS, It was while in college that Ms. Meza first became
  involved in public policy issues; as a research assistant, she
  helped draft the 10-1 single member district plan for council
  representation that was adopted by the city in 1977, and the same
  year, she was recruited as research director for the Southwest
  Voter Registration Education Project; in 1981, she became the only
  Hispanic YWCA executive director in the country, and she went on to
  serve as executive director of the Rockefeller Foundation Project's
  Partnership for Hope beginning in 1988; four years later, she
  relocated to the nation's capital and put her skills to work in the
  federal government, serving as deputy assistant secretary for
  intergovernmental relations and White House liaison for the
  Department of Housing and Urban Development; and
         WHEREAS, After returning to Texas in 1996, Ms. Meza became
  senior vice president of the San Antonio Housing Authority, and she
  later held the office of president for the nonprofit organization
  American Sunrise, which provides support for at-risk youth and
  families in San Antonio; she found success in her personal business
  ventures as well, working as a real estate agent and operating her
  own company, CGM Consultants; and
         WHEREAS, An influential leader in the Democratic Party,
  Ms. Meza championed voting rights and equal representation causes,
  and she managed campaigns at the local, state, and national levels;
  she was chair of the Bexar County Democratic Party, a member of the
  State Democratic Executive Committee and the Democratic National
  Committee, and the lead organizer for Hillary Clinton's
  presidential campaign headquarters in San Antonio; and
         WHEREAS, Ms. Meza also cherished her roles as a wife and
  mother; she and her husband, Daniel Meza, shared a rewarding
  marriage that spanned 44 years, and she took great pride in her
  children, Danny Meza and Ivalis Gonzalez, and in her granddaughter,
  Emma Maria; and
         WHEREAS, Choco Gonzalez Meza devoted her life to addressing
  the vital issues facing our communities, and the positive changes
  she helped bring about will continue to resonate for many years to
  come; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas
  hereby pay tribute to the memory of Choco Gonzalez Meza and extend
  sincere condolences to all who mourn her passing; and, be it further
         
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
  Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of
  Choco Gonzalez Meza.
 
  Uresti
 
 
Straus Goldman Oliverson
 
Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega
 
Alonzo González of El Paso Paddie
 
Alvarado Gooden Parker
 
Anchia Guerra Paul
 
Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez
 
Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan
 
Arévalo Hefner Phillips
 
Ashby Hernandez Pickett
 
Bailes Herrero Price
 
Bell Hinojosa Raney
 
Bernal Holland Raymond
 
Biedermann Howard Reynolds
 
Blanco Huberty Rinaldi
 
Bohac Hunter Roberts
 
Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar
 
Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis
 
Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
 
Burns Johnson of Harris Rose
 
Burrows Kacal Sanford
 
Button Keough Schaefer
 
Cain King of Hemphill Schofield
 
Canales King of Parker Schubert
 
Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen
 
Clardy Klick Sheffield
 
Coleman Koop Shine
 
Collier Krause Simmons
 
Cook Kuempel Smithee
 
Cortez Lambert Springer
 
Cosper Landgraf Stephenson
 
Craddick Lang Stickland
 
Cyrier Larson Stucky
 
Dale Laubenberg Swanson
 
Darby Leach Thierry
 
Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria
 
Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris
 
Dean Lucio III Tinderholt
 
Deshotel Martinez Turner
 
Dukes Metcalf Uresti
 
Dutton Meyer VanDeaver
 
Elkins Miller Villalba
 
Faircloth Minjarez Vo
 
Fallon Moody Walle
 
Farrar Morrison White
 
Flynn Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
 
Frank Murphy Workman
 
Frullo Murr Wray
 
Geren Neave Wu
 
Gervin-Hawkins Nevárez Zedler
 
Giddings Oliveira Zerwas
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.C.R. No. 80 was unanimously adopted by a rising
  vote of the House on February 23, 2017.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.C.R. No. 80 was unanimously adopted by a rising
  vote of the Senate on February 28, 2017.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate   
  APPROVED: __________________
                  Date       
   
           __________________
                Governor