Bill Text: TX HR132 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Noel Escobar, former mayor of the City of Escobares.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-02 - Reported enrolled [HR132 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR132-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 132 | ||
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| WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the | ||
| passing of Noel Escobar, former mayor of the City of Escobares, on | ||
| September 30, 2022, at the age of 87; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in Escobares on January 10, 1935, to Niceforo | ||
| Escobar and Adela Flores, Noel Escobar grew up with the | ||
| companionship of four siblings, Joel, Hermila, Maria, and Emma; | ||
| after graduating from Roma High School in 1953, he moved to San | ||
| Antonio and attended Durham's Business College; he later continued | ||
| his studies at St. Mary's University, where he earned a bachelor of | ||
| business administration degree in 1977; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty, Mr. Escobar | ||
| served as a member of the Marine Corps from January 1956 until July | ||
| 1959, when he received an honorable discharge at the rank of | ||
| sergeant; he subsequently began a career in the civil service at | ||
| Fort Sam Houston, and at the time of his retirement in 1997, he was | ||
| the director of public works in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | ||
| Business Management Division; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Escobar and his wife, the late Felipita Pena, | ||
| eventually returned to his hometown of Escobares to be closer to | ||
| family and to take up ranching on a full-time basis; after learning | ||
| about some of the issues facing the community, he joined other | ||
| volunteers in the campaign to make Escobares an independent city; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 2005, Mr. Escobar was elected as the first mayor | ||
| of the City of Escobares, and he continued to serve in that capacity | ||
| until stepping down in December 2020; he never wavered in his | ||
| dedication to improving the quality of life of his fellow citizens, | ||
| and at the time of his death, he was planning to run for a seat on | ||
| the city council in the upcoming election; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Noel Escobar distinguished himself as an engaged | ||
| citizen and a force for good in his community, and he will forever | ||
| be a source of inspiration to the many people whose lives he | ||
| touched; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory | ||
| of Noel Escobar and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his | ||
| family: to his sisters, Hermila E. Garcia and her husband, Carlos, | ||
| Maria Delia Rodriguez and her husband, Alonzo, and Emma Y. Vasquez | ||
| and her husband, Mario; to his nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and | ||
| great-nephews; 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 Noel | ||
| Escobar. | ||
| Guillen | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 132 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on November 1, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
