Bill Text: TX SR73 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Raymundo J. Peña.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-14 - Reported enrolled [SR73 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR73-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Raymundo J. Peña | ||
| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and | ||
| commemorates the life of The Most Reverend Raymundo J. Peña | ||
| bishop emeritus of Brownsville, who died September 24, 2021, at | ||
| the age of 87; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Raymundo Peña was born to Cosme and Elisa Peña on | ||
| February 19, 1934, in Corpus Christi; he discerned a call to | ||
| serve in the priesthood while growing up in Robstown, and he | ||
| attended Saint John and Assumption Seminaries in San Antonio; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Bishop Peña was ordained into the priesthood on | ||
| May 25, 1957, at the Cathedral of Corpus Christi; his parish | ||
| posts included serving as the diocesan youth director and as | ||
| editor of the Texas Gulf Coast Catholic, the newspaper for the | ||
| Corpus Christi Diocese; and | ||
| WHEREAS, He was ordained a bishop in 1976 and was called to | ||
| serve as auxiliary bishop of San Antonio, an assignment that | ||
| included a six-month tenure as the administrator of the | ||
| archdiocese; he went on to lead the Diocese of El Paso for 15 | ||
| years and was appointed bishop of Brownsville in 1995; he retired | ||
| from the priesthood in 2009 as the longest-serving active | ||
| Hispanic bishop in the nation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, An esteemed leader in the Catholic church, Bishop | ||
| Peña chaired multiple committees that addressed concerns of | ||
| Hispanics in the United States and Latin America; he was a | ||
| tireless and longstanding advocate for immigrants, especially | ||
| for those coming into the United States from Mexico; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In his service to the community, Bishop Peña fully | ||
| lived his episcopal motto, 'Haz todo con amor,' or "Let all that | ||
| you do be done in love"; he inspired countless citizens through | ||
| his exemplary compassion and dedication to his work on behalf of | ||
| others, and he will long be remembered with respect and | ||
| admiration by the many who were blessed to share in his life; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
| Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life | ||
| of The Most Reverend Raymundo J. Peña and extend heartfelt | ||
| sympathy to his family and many friends; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| Catholic Archives of Texas and that when the Senate adjourns this | ||
| day, it do so in memory of the Reverend Raymundo J. Peña. | ||
| Lucio | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on October 14, 2021, by | ||
| a rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
