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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 383
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In Memory |
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Enrique Moreno |
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WHEREAS, The community of El Paso lost a champion for civil |
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rights and social justice with the death of attorney Enrique |
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Moreno on October 10, 2019, at the age of 63; and |
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WHEREAS, Enrique Moreno was born on December 28, 1955, in |
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Chihuahua, Mexico, to Enriqueta and Manuel Moreno, and he grew up |
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in El Paso with two siblings, Rosa and Manuel; after graduating |
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from Austin High School, he earned his bachelor's degree at |
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Harvard University and his law degree from Harvard Law School; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Returning to El Paso, Mr. Moreno joined the law |
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firm of Kemp Smith, and in 1999, he opened his own practice, |
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handling civil rights, personal injury, and employment law |
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cases; in court, he was a powerful advocate for individual rights |
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and civic progress; he won a $27.5 million settlement in behalf |
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of a woman of Iranian descent who had been racially profiled by an |
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airline, and he represented the father of a Guatemalan migrant |
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who died in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Twice nominated to the Fifth Circuit Court of |
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Appeals by President Bill Clinton, Mr. Moreno was consistently |
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rated as one of the top trial lawyers in El Paso; he was cited as a |
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Texas Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly magazine, as a Top Lawyer in |
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El Paso by the El Paso Herald-Post survey of state judges, and as |
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Lawyer of the Year by the Mexican American Bar Association of El |
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Paso, among other accolades; he was a founding member and past |
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president of the George A. McAlmon American Inn of Court, and he |
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honored his Mexican roots through his service as a consulting |
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attorney to the government of Mexico; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Moreno's many awards included the Albert |
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Armendariz Sr. Lifetime Achievement Award from the Mexican |
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American Bar Association, the Civil Rights Award from the El Paso |
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chapter of the NAACP, the Guadalupe Award for Community Service |
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from the Hispanic Leadership Institute, and the Eagle Award for |
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Community Advocacy from the El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Moreno enjoyed the love |
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and support of Carla Monsisvais, and he took great pride in his |
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son, Enrique Moreno Jr., and his stepchildren, Joe and Anna |
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Rodriguez; and |
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WHEREAS, Enrique Moreno lived a rich and purposeful life |
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devoted to serving others and standing up for his ideals, and he |
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leaves behind a legacy that will continue to inspire all those |
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who knew and loved him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Enrique Moreno |
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and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family and |
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his many friends; and, be it 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 Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Enrique Moreno. |
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Blanco |
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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 May 17, 2021, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |