Bill Text: TX HR659 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Jose Angel Silva of El Paso.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-14 - Reported enrolled [HR659 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR659-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 659 | ||
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| WHEREAS, A respected businessman and a beloved member of his | ||
| community, Jose Angel Silva of El Paso passed away on August 24, | ||
| 2012, at the age of 90; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Jose Silva was born on July 27, 1922, in the back of | ||
| his father's grocery business in El Paso; he graduated from Bowie | ||
| High School in 1942 and then served in the United States Army during | ||
| World War II, participating in the invasion of Normandy and | ||
| fighting in the Battle of the Bulge; highly decorated for his | ||
| efforts, he received numerous honors, among them the | ||
| European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with five Bronze | ||
| Stars; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Returning to his hometown, Mr. Silva went to work | ||
| for his father at Silva's Super Market; they relocated the store to | ||
| South Stanton Street in 1954, and the following year, Mr. Silva | ||
| helped to found the Tri-State Associated Grocers, subsequently | ||
| serving as treasurer of its board; he eventually took over the | ||
| management of the store from his father and, much later, passed it | ||
| on to his children; at the time of his death, Silva's remained the | ||
| largest grocery store south of downtown El Paso; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In addition to running the family business, Mr. | ||
| Silva was involved in television, serving as a founding director of | ||
| KINT-TV, which in 1980 was the largest Hispanic-owned station in | ||
| the United States; he was also a proud Bowie alumnus who enjoyed | ||
| supporting his alma mater; he took the lead on organizing and | ||
| funding the purchase and installation of a monument on campus, and | ||
| he was named the school's Outstanding Ex in 1991; through the years, | ||
| he distinguished himself with his generosity and kindness toward | ||
| others, and his quiet gestures made a positive difference in the | ||
| lives of many people; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Silva shared a long and rewarding marriage with | ||
| his high school sweetheart, Carmen Barragan Silva, and together | ||
| they raised three children, Martin, Jose, and Cindy; moreover, they | ||
| had the pleasure of welcoming into their family seven grandchildren | ||
| and five great-grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although Jose Silva is deeply missed, he leaves | ||
| behind a record of service to his family and fellow citizens that | ||
| will not soon be forgotten; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Jose A. Silva and | ||
| extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, | ||
| Carmen Barragan Silva; to his children, Martin Silva and his wife, | ||
| JoAnne, Jose A. Silva, Jr., and Cindy Manzanares and her husband, | ||
| Robert; to his grandchildren, Lisa Rascon and her husband, Alex, | ||
| Martin James Silva and his wife, Tricia, Monica Morales and her | ||
| husband, Roy, Cristina Silva and her husband, Dan Dearborn, Jose A. | ||
| Silva III, Sara Silva, and Cynthia Lopez; to his | ||
| great-grandchildren, Aidan, Maura, Demetri, Victoria, and Martin | ||
| Cristian; to his sister, Maria Luisa Holguin; 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 Jose Silva. | ||
| Marquez | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 659 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on March 13, 2013. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
