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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 73
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In Memory |
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of |
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Raymundo J. Peña |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of The Most Reverend Raymundo J. Peña |
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bishop emeritus of Brownsville, who died September 24, 2021, at |
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the age of 87; and |
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WHEREAS, Raymundo Peña was born to Cosme and Elisa Peña on |
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February 19, 1934, in Corpus Christi; he discerned a call to |
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serve in the priesthood while growing up in Robstown, and he |
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attended Saint John and Assumption Seminaries in San Antonio; and |
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WHEREAS, Bishop Peña was ordained into the priesthood on |
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May 25, 1957, at the Cathedral of Corpus Christi; his parish |
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posts included serving as the diocesan youth director and as |
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editor of the Texas Gulf Coast Catholic, the newspaper for the |
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Corpus Christi Diocese; and |
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WHEREAS, He was ordained a bishop in 1976 and was called to |
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serve as auxiliary bishop of San Antonio, an assignment that |
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included a six-month tenure as the administrator of the |
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archdiocese; he went on to lead the Diocese of El Paso for 15 |
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years and was appointed bishop of Brownsville in 1995; he retired |
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from the priesthood in 2009 as the longest-serving active |
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Hispanic bishop in the nation; and |
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WHEREAS, An esteemed leader in the Catholic church, Bishop |
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Peña chaired multiple committees that addressed concerns of |
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Hispanics in the United States and Latin America; he was a |
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tireless and longstanding advocate for immigrants, especially |
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for those coming into the United States from Mexico; and |
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WHEREAS, In his service to the community, Bishop Peña fully |
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lived his episcopal motto, 'Haz todo con amor,' or "Let all that |
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you do be done in love"; he inspired countless citizens through |
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his exemplary compassion and dedication to his work on behalf of |
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others, and he will long be remembered with respect and |
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admiration by the many who were blessed to share in his life; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life |
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of The Most Reverend Raymundo J. Peña and extend heartfelt |
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sympathy to his family and many friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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Catholic Archives of Texas and that when the Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of the Reverend Raymundo J. Peña. |
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Lucio |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on October 14, 2021, by |
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a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |