SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 187
 
 
  In Memory
  of
  Teresa Altagracia Lozano Long
 
         WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and
  commemorates the life of Teresa Altagracia Lozano Long, beloved
  wife, friend, patron of the arts, champion of education, and
  philanthropist, who died March 22, 2021, at the age of 92; and
 
         WHEREAS, "Altagracia" translates as "High Grace" or "Very
  Gracious," a reflection of Teresa's remarkable kindness,
  compassion, and commitment to improving the lives of low-income
  Texans; and
 
         WHEREAS, Teresa Lozano Long was born in Premont on July 20,
  1928, to Arturo V. and Elvira D. Lozano, and immediately began
  blazing trails; she was Premont High School's first Mexican
  American valedictorian at the age of 16 before enrolling at The
  University of Texas at Austin, at which she was the only female
  and the only Mexican American student majoring in physical
  education; and
 
         WHEREAS, While teaching junior high in Alice, Texas, she
  met Joe Long, at a time when intercultural relationships were not
  only rare, but also controversial, and after marrying on February
  1, 1958, they were blessed with more than six happy and
  harmonious decades together; and
 
         WHEREAS, Teresa and Joe shone together as ardent advocates
  of education and the arts who basked in the joy of providing
  scholarships for students and who became significant
  contributors in myriad fields including medicine, teaching, and
  the fine and performing arts; and
 
         WHEREAS, She blossomed professionally as a Consultant for
  the U.S. Office of Education on Migrant Education and Head Start
  Program and in the Review Section of the Division of Compensatory
  Education of the Texas Education Agency, where she also worked as
  a Research Assistant, and as a Research Associate for the
  Governor's Committee on Public School Education; and
 
         WHEREAS, Her civic leadership was evident through the
  countless boards and councils on which she served, including the
  Chancellor's Council and Development Board at The University of
  Texas, Texas Committee for National Museum of Women in the Arts,
  National Council on the Arts, Austin College, First State Bank
  and Community National Bank, Austin Lyric Opera, St. Austin
  Catholic School, Seton Medical Center Auxiliary, Laguna Gloria
  Museum, and Ballet Austin; and
 
         WHEREAS, Her legacy of service forever will be
  memorialized in the Dr. Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin
  American Studies at The University of Texas at Austin, the Joe R.
  and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at The University of
  Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, and the Joe R. and
  Teresa Lozano Long Center for the Performing Arts in Austin; and
 
         WHEREAS, She received countless awards and honors for her
  civic and philanthropic work, including being named a
  Distinguished Alumna of The University of Texas at Austin, a
  member of the Texas Women's Hall of Fame, and a recipient of the
  National Humanities Medal; and
 
         WHEREAS, She and her husband will impact generations of
  Texans, past, present, and future, through the more than $150
  million they have contributed to nonprofits and higher
  education, mostly for scholarships and programs; and
 
         WHEREAS, She is survived not only by her beloved husband,
  but also by her brother, Hector Lozano; her honorary
  grandchildren, Gael, Alan, and Aranza, children of Ulises and
  Betty Perez; her many nieces, nephews, cousins, and dear friends;
  and she will be best remembered by those who know her as a devoted
  wife, a beloved friend, and an avid believer in the
  transformational power of education; now, therefore, be it
 
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th
  Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved
  family of Teresa Lozano Long; and, be it further
 
         RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
  her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
  Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
  memory of Teresa Lozano Long.
 
  Zaffirini, Eckhardt
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on March 23, 2021, by a
    rising vote.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate