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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Enrique E. Guerra was posthumously inducted into the |
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Hall of Great Westerners at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage |
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Museum in Oklahoma City on April 15, 2016; and |
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WHEREAS, A 12th-generation Texan, Enrique Guerra was born in |
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McAllen in 1929 and attended St. Edward's Military Academy and |
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St. Edward's University; he worked as a farmer and rancher in |
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Mexico for nearly four decades before moving to his ancestral |
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property, San Vicente Ranch, near Linn; though he owned many |
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different types of registered stock cattle, the Texas Longhorn was |
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his favorite, and he was instrumental in reintroducing the original |
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Spanish-blooded longhorn into the Wichita Mountains Wildlife |
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Refuge in the 1950s; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Guerra gave generously of his time and energies |
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as president of the Texas Gun Collectors Association, the |
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Cattlemen's Texas Longhorn Registry, and the Cattlemen's Texas |
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Longhorn Conservancy; he also served as chair of the advisory board |
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of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission and shared his vast |
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expertise with the board of the Tejano Monument as an advisor; an |
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enthusiastic collector of Spanish and Mexican colonial art and |
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artifacts and an avid reader of historical books and documents, he |
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contributed and loaned pieces to the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and |
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Museum, the Institute of Texan Cultures, the Bob Bullock Texas |
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State History Museum, the Museum of South Texas History, which he |
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also served as an advisory board member, and the Briscoe Western Art |
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Museum, which named him an honorary lifetime director; and |
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WHEREAS, In recognition of his outstanding efforts, this |
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esteemed cattleman was presented with the 2014 Bixby-Sponenberg |
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Breed Conservation Award by the American Livestock Breeds |
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Conservancy, a citation of outstanding achievement in historic |
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preservation by the Texas Historical Foundation, and a Linn-San |
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Manuel Pride of the Community Award, among numerous other |
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accolades; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Guerra was supported in all his endeavors by his |
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wife of 64 years, Lydia Lopez Negrete de Guerra; he was further |
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blessed with a fine family that included six children, Lydia, |
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Judith, Regina, Enrique, Jose Manuel, and Juan Carlos, as well as 12 |
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grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren; he passed away on March |
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16, 2016, at the age of 86; and |
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WHEREAS, Enrique Guerra lived a life in the tradition of a |
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true cowboy, greatly benefiting the Texas cattle industry while |
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also helping to preserve the rich heritage of the Lone Star State; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the induction of Enrique E. Guerra |
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into the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum Hall of Great |
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Westerners and pay homage to his life and his many contributions to |
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the Lone Star State; 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 as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |