TITLE: In memory of Lisa Garcia of McAllen.

SUMMARY: In memory of Lisa Garcia of McAllen.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, The citizens of Hidalgo County lost an esteemed community leader, legal advocate, and friend to many with the death of Elizabeth M. Garcia on May 5, 2013; and WHEREAS, Born to Lorenzo and Ercilia Garcia, "Lisa" Garcia graduated in 1983 from Pharr--San Juan--Alamo High School, where she served as president of her senior class; she went on to attend The University of Texas at Austin, earning a bachelor's degree in finance and international business in 1987, and to obtain her juris doctorate from Texas Southern University in 1992; and WHEREAS, Beginning her notable career as a briefing attorney with the Second Court of Appeals of Texas, Ms. Garcia continued her record of public service as an assistant attorney general for the State of Texas, as an attorney with the Office of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, and as a prosecutor in the Hidalgo County District Attorney's Office; in 2004, she entered private practice as a civil and personal injury litigator with what would soon become Vidaurri, Lyde, Rodriguez & Haynes, LLP; and WHEREAS, Ms. Garcia served as an outstanding example of her profession, and she was a mentor to many aspiring female attorneys; dedicated to ensuring access to justice, she was a member of the Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc., Board of Directors, and she provided pro bono legal assistance to Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas; she further contributed to her profession as a fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation, which she served as chair of the District 12 Nominating Committee, and as a member of the Hidalgo County Women's Bar Section; engaged in her community as well, she served as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) and participated in the Hidalgo County Democratic Women of Texas; moreover, she established an endowment to benefit bilingual UT law students from the Rio Grande Valley; along the way, she endeared herself to countless people with her warmth, her ready smile, and her generosity of spirit; and WHEREAS, While the life of Lisa Garcia ended far too soon, she leaves behind a legacy that will forever be treasured by all those who knew and loved her; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Elizabeth M. Garcia and extend deepest sympathy to the members of her family: to her mother, Ercilia Z. Garcia; to her brother, Javier Garcia, and his wife, Connie; to her companion, Gary C. Hughes; to her siblings, Anna M. Garcia and Gerardo R. Garcia; to her nephew, Eric; to her nieces, Jennifer, Lauren, and Sabrina; and to her other relatives and many friends; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Lisa Garcia. Guerra Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr Alonzo Gooden Otto Alvarado Guerra Paddie Anchia Guillen Parker Anderson Gutierrez Patrick Ashby Harless Perez Aycock Harper-Brown Perry Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips Bohac Herrero Pickett Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price Branch Huberty Raney Burkett Hughes Ratliff Burnam Hunter Raymond Button Isaac Reynolds Callegari Johnson Riddle Canales Kacal Ritter Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis Clardy King of Parker Rose Coleman King of Taylor Sanford Collier King of Zavala Schaefer Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell Creighton Krause Simmons Crownover Kuempel Simpson Dale Larson Smith Darby Laubenberg Smithee Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland Deshotel Longoria Strama Dukes Lozano Taylor Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris Elkins Martinez Toth Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin Farias McClendon Turner of Harris Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant Farrar Miles Villalba Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo Frank Moody Walle Frullo Morrison White Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman Giddings Murphy Wu Goldman Naishtat Zedler Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2532 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on May 22, 2013. Chief Clerk of the House