Bill Text: TX HR644 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Celestino Mendez Jr. of San Antonio.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-30 - Reported enrolled [HR644 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR644-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 644 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their | ||
| memories of Celestino Mendez Jr., who died on May 8, 2022, at the | ||
| age of 91; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Celestino Mendez was born in San Marcos on | ||
| September 10, 1930, to Celestino Mendez Sr. and Amalia Mendez, and | ||
| he grew up with five siblings, Ruth, Servando, Cecilia, Alicia, and | ||
| Helen; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty, Mr. Mendez | ||
| served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War; in civilian | ||
| life, he committed himself to serving his beloved San Marcos | ||
| community, promoting education and fighting for equal rights and | ||
| equal opportunities for minorities; in the mid-1960s, he was | ||
| president of the San Marcos Consolidated Independent School | ||
| District board, and he was a founding board member of Centro | ||
| Cultural Hispano de San Marcos; he remained dedicated to his fellow | ||
| veterans as a lifelong member of the American GI Forum, which he | ||
| served for many years as commander; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Mendez shared a rewarding marriage with his | ||
| wife, Monica, and he was a loving father to his daughters, Monique | ||
| and Rose, his stepson, Andrew, and his son, the late Jeffrey Wayne | ||
| Mendez; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A devoted family man, a respected community leader, | ||
| and a proud veteran, Celestino Mendez lived a full and generous life | ||
| devoted to the service of others, and he leaves behind a legacy that | ||
| will continue to inspire all those who knew and loved him; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Celestino | ||
| Mendez Jr. and extend sincere condolences to the members of his | ||
| family: to his wife, Monica Mendez; to his daughters, Monique | ||
| Mendez and Rose Mendez Segrave and her husband, Brian; to his | ||
| stepson, Andrew Mendez, and his wife, Alejandra; to his former | ||
| wife, Elida Simmons; to his sister, Ruth Mendez Rosales; and to his | ||
| other relatives and many 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 Celestino | ||
| Mendez. | ||
| Zwiener | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 644 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on March 30, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
