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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Erwin J. De Luna has served with great distinction |
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as president of the Fiesta San Antonio Commission; and |
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WHEREAS, Elected president in May 2016, Mr. De Luna has given |
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generously of his time and talents in behalf of Fiesta San Antonio |
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for more than a half century; he was a participant in the Battle of |
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Flowers Parade in the 1960s, and he volunteered extensively for A |
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Night in Old San Antonio and St. Mary's Oyster Bake; he joined the |
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commission in 1999 and has held a number of executive board |
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positions, including senior vice president and treasurer; in |
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addition, he chaired the Budget and Finance, Bylaws, Merchandise, |
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and Compliance Committees and served on many others; he is also a |
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member of the Fiesta Flambeau Parade Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. De Luna has served for two decades as president |
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of the United San Antonio Pow Wow, which raises awareness of Native |
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American culture and organizes the Celebration of Traditions of Pow |
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Wow, an official Fiesta event; descended from the Navajo and Taos |
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Pueblo tribes on his mother's side, he is a charter member of the |
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National Museum of the American Indian; he has served on numerous |
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community panels concerned with Native American issues and he has |
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participated in powwows across the Southwest; moreover, he is an |
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active member of the San Antonio Conservation Society and has been |
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involved in many civic and charitable organizations; and |
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WHEREAS, On his father's side, Mr. De Luna is of Hispanic |
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descent, and with the 2017 King Antonio, Michael Casillas, and Rey |
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Feo, Fred Reyes, he forms the first majority Hispanic leadership |
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team in the history of Fiesta San Antonio; and |
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WHEREAS, Erwin De Luna has greatly benefited the Fiesta San |
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Antonio Commission through his skill, vision, and dedication, and |
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his long record of service to Fiesta has earned the lasting |
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admiration and appreciation of San Antonio residents; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Erwin J. De Luna for his contributions as |
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president of the Fiesta San Antonio Commission and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. De Luna as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |