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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, For a half century, Leónides G. Hernandez of Austin |
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has rendered outstanding service to the League of United Latin |
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American Citizens; and |
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WHEREAS, León Hernandez joined LULAC in 1969, and through the |
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organization, he operated a SER job training center for people |
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seeking to overcome barriers to employment; in addition, he |
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organized four LULAC councils, including the first all-female |
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council; today, he serves as director of LULAC District 12, and he |
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is president of LULAC Council No. 22355; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, Mr. Hernandez has worked tirelessly |
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to expand opportunities for residents of East Austin to enjoy |
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outdoor recreation and organized sports; he has been involved in |
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Little League and Babe Ruth baseball, and he was president of the |
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first Hispanic semipro baseball league; moreover, he served on the |
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Austin Parks and Recreation Department's Task Force, and he helped |
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establish a new facility as a member of the Parque Zaragoza |
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Recreation Center Advisory Board; he further benefited the area as |
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a member of the Hispanic Crime Unit; a retired restaurateur, he |
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currently serves as president of both the East Austin Lions Club and |
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the Buena Vista Neighborhood Association; and |
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WHEREAS, León Hernandez has set an inspiring example of civic |
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engagement, and his unyielding dedication to the LULAC mission of |
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advancing the economic, educational, political, and civil rights of |
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Latinos has made a positive difference in the lives of generations |
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of residents of East Austin and beyond; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Leónides G. Hernandez for a half century |
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of service to the League of United Latin American Citizens and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Hernandez as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |