TITLE: In memory of Jesus Maria "Jesse" Gamez III of San Antonio.

SUMMARY: In memory of Jesus Maria "Jesse" Gamez III of San Antonio.

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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories of Jesus Maria Gamez III of San Antonio, who passed away on March 20, 2012, at the age of 69; and WHEREAS, "Jesse" Gamez was born on August 2, 1942, in Crystal City to Jesus Maria Gamez, Jr., and Esther Varela; after graduating from Crystal City High School, he enrolled at Southwest Texas Junior College and later earned his bachelor's degree from St. Mary's University in San Antonio; he went on to study at the St. Mary's School of Law and passed the state bar exam and became a licensed attorney in 1968; and WHEREAS, Mr. Gamez began his legal career by working in the office of well-known San Antonio lawyer Pat Maloney, then started his own private practice in civil and criminal law; his skill as an attorney brought him notable success, but he remained a dedicated champion of the less fortunate throughout his life; he also played a very active role in the Hispanic civil rights movement in South Texas; and WHEREAS, Always willing to extend a helping hand, he established a scholarship fund to aid students at the St. Mary's School of Law and did the same for high school students in Crystal City; he further assisted his hometown and the surrounding area by providing weapons training for the city's police force and for the Zavala County Sheriff's Department, a practice that stemmed from his hobbies of hunting and collecting firearms; the community paid tribute to his contributions by naming a migrant school in his honor; and WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, he enjoyed the love and support of his wife, Diana Palacios Gamez, and he took great pride in his children, stepchildren, and grandchildren; and WHEREAS, An accomplished professional who devoted himself to improving the world around him, Jesse Gamez will be deeply missed, but the generosity and dedication with which he lived his life will forever inspire all who had the good fortune to know him; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Jesus Maria Gamez III and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Diana Palacios Gamez; to his daughters, Ester Jean Gamez and Selina Gamez Maloney and her husband, Pat; to his sons, Jesus Gamez IV, Armando "Sonny" Garcia, and Rey David Garcia; to his grandchildren, Patrick, Connor, and Kyla Maloney and Adriana and Giselle Garcia; 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 Jesus Maria Gamez III. Martinez Fischer 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. 384 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on February 28, 2013. Chief Clerk of the House