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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The city of San Antonio sustained a great loss on |
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June 21, 2013, with the death of Daniel G. San Miguel, Jr., the |
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father of our esteemed colleague, Senator Leticia Van de Putte, and |
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a beloved resident of the community; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on May 29, 1931, Mr. San Miguel was the son of |
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Daniel and Velia San Miguel; he grew up in the old Mercado area of |
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San Antonio, where his father was the proprietor of La Botica |
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Guadalupana on Produce Row in what is now Market Square; after |
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graduating from Thomas Jefferson High School, he went on to attend |
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St. Mary's University, and in his junior year, he won a national |
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poetry contest; he later proudly served his country in the United |
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States Army during the Korean War; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. San Miguel taught English and coached in the |
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Edgewood Independent School District before transitioning to a |
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career as an investigator; he served Bexar County as a deputy |
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sheriff and as an investigator for the district attorney's and |
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county coroner's offices, and for more than two decades, he was a |
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private investigator for a number of prestigious law firms and |
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other clients; in addition, he served as director of the City of San |
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Antonio Model Cities Program; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted family man, Mr. San Miguel shared his love |
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of sports with his children by coaching their CYO baseball, track, |
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and Pony League teams; as they grew older, he expanded his volunteer |
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endeavors, working on political campaigns, participating in |
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veterans' events, and giving inspirational talks and poetry |
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readings; he gave generously of his time and talents as a frequent |
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guest at Harmony Schools, where he recited poems and encouraged |
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patriotism by reading to the students about United States history, |
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the military, and the nation's great leaders; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2004, Mr. San Miguel published a collection of |
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autobiographical poems entitled The Winter of My Years, and he |
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wrote movingly in the title verse, "I have no answers, no |
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regrets/only the experience of life and memories"; he subsequently |
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received the Hispanic Heritage Award from La Prensa, and he was |
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awarded a Fulbright-Hays grant as well; and |
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WHEREAS, Daniel San Miguel touched many hearts through his |
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poetry and his many kind acts, and his commitment to his family, his |
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community, and his country will remain a lasting source of |
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inspiration to those he has left behind; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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Daniel G. San Miguel, Jr., and extend sincere condolences to the |
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members of his family: to his wife of 35 years, Barbara San Miguel; |
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to his children, Senator Leticia Van de Putte and her husband, Pete, |
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Daniel San Miguel III, Annabelle Garcia and her husband, federal |
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Judge Orlando Garcia, Rosanne Valenzuela and her husband, Pastor |
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John Valenzuela, and Roland San Miguel and his wife, Cindy, and to |
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their mother, Belle San Miguel Ortiz; to his grandchildren, |
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Dr. Nichole Van de Putte-Stiles and her husband, Jason, Vanessa Van |
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de Putte, Henry P. Van de Putte III and his wife, Rena, Gregory Van |
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de Putte and his wife, Samantha Isaacs, Isabella Van de Putte, Paul |
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Van de Putte, Andrea Gonzales, Daniel San Miguel IV, Adriana San |
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Miguel, Angela San Miguel, Yvonne Valenzuela, Moses Valenzuela, |
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Megan Valenzuela, Brian Valenzuela, Timothy Valenzuela, Sean |
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Valenzuela, Juan Rolando San Miguel, and Alejandro San Miguel; to |
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his great-grandchildren, Julian, Jove, and Marlo Stiles, Elliot |
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Taylor, and Asher Van de Putte; to his sisters-in-law, Mary Louise |
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San Miguel and Elanora Hurst; to his brother-in-law, Sydney |
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Spencer; and to his many other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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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 House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Daniel G. |
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San Miguel, Jr. |
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McClendon |
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M. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Oliveira |
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| Allen |
N. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Orr |
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| Anderson |
Gutierrez |
Patrick |
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| Aycock |
Harper-Brown |
Perry |
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| Bell |
Hernandez Luna |
Phillips |
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| Bonnen of Brazoria |
Hilderbran |
Pitts |
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| Bonnen of Galveston |
Howard |
Price |
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| Capriglione |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| Carter |
King of Hemphill |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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| Clardy |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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| Coleman |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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| Collier |
King of Zavala |
Schaefer |
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| Cortez |
Klick |
Sheffield of Bell |
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| Craddick |
Kolkhorst |
Sheffield of Coryell |
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| Crownover |
Kuempel |
Simpson |
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| J. Davis of Harris |
Lavender |
Springer |
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| S. Davis of Harris |
Leach |
Stephenson |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Lewis |
Stickland |
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| Dutton |
Lucio III |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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| Eiland |
Marquez |
Thompson of Harris |
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| Elkins |
Martinez Fischer |
Toth |
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| Fallon |
Martinez |
Turner of Collin |
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| Farias |
McClendon |
Turner of Harris |
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| Farney |
Menendez |
Turner of Tarrant |
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| Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villarreal |
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| Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 255 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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vote of the House on June 25, 2013. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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