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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 121
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In Memory |
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of |
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Pedro Alfaro |
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WHEREAS, Residents of Baytown lost a beloved civic leader |
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with the passing of former mayor Pedro Cuellar Alfaro on |
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December 11, 2023, at the age of 83; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Felipe and Victoriana Alfaro, Pedro |
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"Pete" Alfaro was born on August 10, 1940; after graduating from |
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The University of Texas at Austin, he was hired as an electrical |
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engineer by ExxonMobil, where he was employed for more than three |
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decades; he shared a fulfilling 61-year marriage with his wife, |
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Guadalupe, and they were blessed with four children, Debi, who |
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preceded him in death, Priscilla, Sandra, and Paul; offering |
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unconditional support, he attended their activities whenever |
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possible as they grew up and encouraged their friends as well; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Alfaro was elected as Baytown's first Hispanic |
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mayor in 1989, and over the next 11 years, he worked tirelessly |
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for the betterment of his community; his vision, determination, |
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and positive relationships with state officials were |
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instrumental in the completion of the Fred Hartman Bridge over |
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the Houston Ship Channel, and he advocated powerfully for |
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improving other infrastructure; he was a mentor to innumerable |
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people while in office and served in many other leadership roles, |
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including member of the board of San Jacinto Hospital, chair of |
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the board of regents of Lee College, and president of the Rotary |
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Club of Baytown; in addition, he provided his expertise to Bay |
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Area Homeless Services; during 27 years on the board of Houston |
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Methodist Baytown, he chaired the Patient and Family Advisory |
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Council; the hospital named its Lupe and Pete Alfaro Clinical |
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Education and Training Facility in honor of him and his wife, and |
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among other accolades, he was named 2004 Baytown Sun Citizen of |
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the Year; and |
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WHEREAS, Pete Alfaro made a lasting, positive difference |
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in his community, and those he left behind will forever treasure |
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their memories of his warmth, kindness, and wonderful sense of |
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humor; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Pedro Cuellar Alfaro |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Guadalupe Alfaro; to his children, Dr. Priscilla Alfaro, |
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Sandra Rodriguez and her husband, Manny, and Paul Alfaro and his |
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wife, Amanda; to his grandchildren, Christopher, Marissa, Austin, |
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Alexis, Mikaela, Emily, Nicholas, and Kelsey; and to his many other |
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relatives and host of 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 Pete Alfaro. |
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Middleton |
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Hagenbuch |
Menéndez |
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| Blanco |
Hinojosa of Hidalgo |
Parker |
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| Campbell |
Hinojosa of Nueces |
Paxton |
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| Creighton |
Hughes |
Schwertner |
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| Gutierrez |
Kolkhorst |
Zaffirini |
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Patrick, President of the Senate |
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________________________________ |
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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 February 20, 2025, |
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by a rising vote. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |