Bill Text: TX HR1738 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Gustavo Chavira Garza of Bayview.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-27 - Reported enrolled [HR1738 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1738-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1738 |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Gustavo | ||
Chavira Garza of Bayview on December 27, 2018, at the age of 65; and | ||
WHEREAS, Gus Garza was born in Los Fresnos in 1953 to Carlos | ||
and Graciela Garza, and he grew up with 10 siblings, Tony, David, | ||
Gloria, Heriberto, Mary, Gracie, Luis, Javier, Lilia, and Jaime; | ||
during his time at Los Fresnos High School, he became student | ||
council president, and he went on to attend Pan American | ||
University, graduating cum laude in 1974 with a degree in biology; | ||
he taught high school biology for five years while continuing his | ||
education, receiving a master's degree in bilingual education | ||
administration from Texas A&I University in 1977; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1982, Mr. Garza earned a law degree from | ||
Creighton University, and after passing the Texas State Bar exam, | ||
he began his legal career as an assistant district attorney in | ||
Cameron County; in 1993, he was elected district attorney of | ||
Willacy County, and he held that office until 1996, when he returned | ||
to private practice; he went on to serve as the justice of the peace | ||
for Precinct 6 from 2007 to 2010 and as an assistant district | ||
attorney for Cameron County from 2013 until his retirement in 2017; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Garza's commitment to public service was | ||
further reflected in his membership on the board of trustees for the | ||
Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District, and he was an | ||
active member of the Kiwanis Club; in his leisure hours, he | ||
delighted in traveling, working at his ranch, and fishing; and | ||
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Garza enjoyed the love and | ||
support of his wife, Martha Galarza; he took great pride in his | ||
daughters, Maritza, Karla, and Kayla, his stepchildren, Roldan, | ||
Orlan, and Robert, and his grandchildren, Adrian, Felicity, | ||
Annalee, Ava, and Isaiah; and | ||
WHEREAS, A devoted family man and a respected attorney and | ||
public official, Gus Garza lived a life that was rich in personal | ||
and professional achievements, and he will forever be a source of | ||
inspiration to those he leaves behind; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Gustavo Chavira | ||
Garza and extend heartfelt sympathy to all who mourn his passing; | ||
and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of | ||
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Gus Garza. | ||
Dominguez | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1738 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 24, 2019. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||