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