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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, An exemplary life dedicated to public service drew |
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to a close with the death of the Honorable Frank Macias on November |
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28, 2020, at the age of 86; and |
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WHEREAS, Frank Macias was born in March 1934 in Ysleta to |
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Esequiel and Ramona Macias and grew up with five siblings, |
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Margarita, Esequiel, Mary, Benita, and Teresita; after receiving |
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his education from Incarnate Word Catholic School in Ysleta and the |
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C. C. Camp School in Fabens, he went to work at a service station in |
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Clint before joining the El Paso Electric Company; he later became a |
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successful businessman, owning the service station where he got his |
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first job; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Macias devoted much of his life to serving his |
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community; in 1975, he became the justice of the peace for El Paso |
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County Precinct 6 in Clint, and he held this position for 26 years, |
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earning a statewide reputation among his peers; he served as |
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president of the Justices of the Peace and Constables Association |
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of Texas and as chair of the association's 36th annual convention, |
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and he was also an interim instructor at the Texas Justice Court |
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Training Center; he particularly liked officiating wedding |
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ceremonies, and he delighted in hearing years later from the |
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couples he had married; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition, Mr. Macias was among the first Hispanic |
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board members for the Clint Independent School District, serving on |
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the board for more than 20 years, and in recognition of his service, |
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the Frank Macias Elementary School in Clint was named in his honor; |
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a man of deep religious faith, he enjoyed performing with the San |
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Lorenzo Catholic Church choir; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Macias benefited from the |
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love and support of his wife, Evangelina Rodriguez Macias, with |
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whom he shared 66 years; he was the proud father of five children, |
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Irma, Frank, Irene, Eddie, and Cathy, and he experienced the joy of |
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welcoming into his family 11 grandchildren, Ruben, Lisa, Michael, |
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David, Richie, Adrian, Joshua, Cassandra, Jessica, Emily, and |
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Matthew, and 12 great-grandchildren, Madison, Landon, Isabelle, |
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Xavier, Dominic, Micah, Adriana, David, Ian, Ethan, Barrett, and |
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Jaxon; he especially liked to sing and play the guitar for his loved |
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ones; and |
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WHEREAS, Frank Macias lived a rich and purposeful life |
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dedicated to his family, his community, and his faith, and he leaves |
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behind a legacy that will continue to inspire all who had the |
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privilege of knowing him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Frank Macias and |
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extend heartfelt sympathy to his family and many friends; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Frank |
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Macias. |