Bill Text: TX HR2224 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Mike Moses Anzaldua, Jr., professor emeritus of English at Del Mar College.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-29 - Reported enrolled [HR2224 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR2224-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2224 |
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WHEREAS, The certain knowledge of a life well lived may | ||
temper the profound sadness that the death of Mike Moses Anzaldua, | ||
Jr., on December 21, 2012, has brought to all who loved him; and | ||
WHEREAS, The son of Mike and Maria Anzaldua, Mr. Anzaldua was | ||
born on November 26, 1944; he grew up in Robstown and was an honor | ||
roll student and all-state musician at Robstown High School; he | ||
went on to earn degrees from Del Mar College and East Texas State | ||
University; and | ||
WHEREAS, Returning to Del Mar as an English professor in | ||
1969, Mr. Anzaldua went on to build a notable career in higher | ||
education that spanned more than four decades; he served as chair of | ||
the Department of English and Philosophy and interim dean of Arts | ||
and Sciences, and he helped lead such innovations as the College | ||
Development Education Council, the Mariachi Del Mar musical | ||
initiative, and the Mexican American Studies program; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Anzaldua also contributed to Del Mar College as | ||
a tenured member of the Faculty Council, as assistant director of | ||
the East Campus Writing Center, and as director of the Title V | ||
Learning Communities Program; in addition, he was instrumental in | ||
the institution's reaffirmation of accreditation with the Southern | ||
Association of Colleges and Schools; and | ||
WHEREAS, Off campus, Mr. Anzaldua gave back to his profession | ||
as an officer in several national education organizations, | ||
including the Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education; he | ||
earned many prestigious honors for his exceptional work through the | ||
years, among them the Dr. Aileen Creighton Award for Teaching | ||
Excellence, the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement | ||
Teaching Award, the Spanish Language Institute Outstanding | ||
Lecturer Medallion, and the National Institute for Staff and | ||
Organizational Development Excellence in Teaching Award; at the | ||
time of his death, he was professor emeritus of English; and | ||
WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan was involved in the greater | ||
community as a longtime church choir director, and in his leisure | ||
time he enjoyed discussing literature, going to the movies, and | ||
sharing a meal with friends and loved ones; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although Mike Anzaldua is deeply missed, memories of | ||
his warmth, unfailing generosity, and passion for education remain | ||
to comfort and inspire those he leaves behind; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Mike Moses Anzaldua, | ||
Jr., and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to | ||
his sister, Della Pierce, and her husband, Jim; to his brother, Jack | ||
Anzaldua, and his wife, Alma; to his nephews, Christopher Anzaldua | ||
and his wife, Karla, Stephen Anzaldua and his wife, Amanda, Paul | ||
Anzaldua and his wife, Alisha, David Pierce and his wife, Jessica, | ||
and Dr. Jeffrey Pierce; to his grandniece, Ana Teresa Anzaldua; and | ||
to his other relatives and friends; 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 Mike | ||
Anzaldua, Jr. | ||
Herrero | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2224 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 22, 2013. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||