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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of San Antonio are mourning the loss of |
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Amparo Hurtado Ortiz, a beloved figure in local broadcasting, who |
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passed away on August 4, 2025, at the age of 81; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Jorge Hurtado Camacho and Soledad |
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Trujillo Ramirez, the former Maria Amparo Hurtado was born on |
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August 1, 1944, in Armenia, Colombia, and she was among the eldest |
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of her nine siblings; she graduated from high school and earned a |
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college degree in Armenia and later moved to Bogotá, where she |
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majored in business administration at the Universidad Nacional de |
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Colombia; she then studied English and the arts in Saltillo, |
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Mexico, before arriving in San Antonio to attend Our Lady of the |
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Lake University; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Ortiz enjoyed a rewarding career in radio and |
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TV, starting with her first job as community relations director for |
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KSAH Radio Festival; she then joined Univision KWEX-TV as |
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promotions manager and community affairs director; she was best |
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known for her long-running talk show, Desde San Antonio, in which |
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she interviewed politicians, actors, singers, and other public |
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figures; passionate about education, a segment of her program |
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spotlighted outstanding local students each week; one of her |
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proudest accomplishments was when she helped ensure that |
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presidential speeches are broadcast with Spanish translations; and |
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WHEREAS, Actively engaged in her community, Mrs. Ortiz |
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served on numerous boards, and she was a member of such institutions |
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as the Children's Defense Fund, the San Antonio Performing Arts |
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Association, and the San Antonio Teen Pregnancy Prevention Center; |
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in 1992, she was inducted into the San Antonio Women's Hall of Fame |
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for her work in communications; she received many other accolades, |
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including Small Business Journalist Advocate of the Year from |
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Governor Rick Perry and a Lifetime Achievement Award from Nissan; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Mrs. Ortiz was blessed with |
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the love and support of her husband, Lorenzo, with whom she shared a |
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fulfilling marriage of more than 50 years until his passing in 2023; |
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she took great pride in their three children, Edward, Mark, and |
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Stephanie, and her treasured family eventually grew to include a |
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granddaughter, Kayla; a woman of deep faith, she was a longtime |
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parishioner of St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Amparo Ortiz lived a life that was rich in personal |
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and professional achievements, and she leaves behind a legacy that |
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will continue to resonate for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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of Amparo Hurtado Ortiz and extend heartfelt sympathy to all who |
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mourn her passing; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Amparo |
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Ortiz. |