H.R. No. 101

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Archbishop Emeritus Patricio Fernandez Flores of
	San Antonio passed away on January 9, 2017, at the age of 87,
	leaving behind an exceptional record as a pioneering leader in the
	church and as a champion for social justice; and
	WHEREAS, Born on July 26, 1929, in Ganado to Patricio Flores
	and Trinidad Fernandez de Flores, Archbishop Flores grew up in
	Pearland; in his teens, he joined the fight for education equality
	by organizing community fund-raisers, which eventually helped
	secure the legal victory that allowed Mexican American children to
	attend the local public school; and
	WHEREAS, Ordained to the priesthood on May 26, 1956, Patricio
	Flores spent the early years of his career in Houston, where he
	served as assistant pastor of Holy Name Parish, as pastor of
	Guardian Angel Parish, and as pastor of St. Joseph-St. Stephen
	Parish; in 1970, he was consecrated as the first Mexican American
	bishop in the United States; eight years later, he began a brief
	tenure as prelate of the Diocese of El Paso, and in 1979 he was
	appointed archbishop of San Antonio; and
	WHEREAS, Presiding over the Archdiocese of San Antonio for
	more than two decades, Archbishop Flores dedicated much of his
	energies to issues affecting indigent women and children, the
	elderly, and the infirm, and he remained a fervent advocate for the
	rights of farmworkers; in 1987, he had the honor of welcoming Pope
	John Paul II to the San Antonio Archdiocese, where the pontiff
	celebrated a mass that was attended by some 330,000 people; and
	WHEREAS, A member of the Migration and Refugee Services
	Department of the U.S. Catholic Conference, Archbishop Flores also
	chaired the Church in Latin America Committee of the National
	Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Texas Advisory Committee to
	the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; he took pride in his heritage
	and encouraged other Latinos to become agents of change in their
	communities; in 1986, he received the Hispanic Heritage Award for
	leadership; and
	WHEREAS, Profoundly devoted to his faith and to the cause of
	social justice, Archbishop Patricio Flores touched the lives of
	countless individuals in ways beyond measure, and his
	compassionate, selfless service to the world will be remembered far
	and wide with deepest appreciation; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Archbishop Patricio
	Fernandez Flores and extend deepest sympathy to all those who mourn
	his passing; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Archbishop
	Patricio Flores.
	Arévalo
	Bernal
	Cortez
	Gervin-Hawkins
	Larson
	Minjarez
	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
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 101 was unanimously adopted by a rising
	vote of the House on January 17, 2017.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House