S.R. No. 891
1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION
1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes great pride
1-3 in recognizing Senator Gonzalo Barrientos, D-Austin, President
1-4 Pro Tempore of the Texas Senate, who is being honored on Saturday,
1-5 May 6, 1995, as Texas Governor-for-a-Day at the State Capitol; and
1-6 WHEREAS, Active in the Democratic Party since his high
1-7 school days at Bastrop, he picked cotton in the Panhandle during
1-8 the summers and was encouraged to continue his education by his
1-9 mother, Cristina Mendiola Barrientos, and his father,
1-10 Gonzalo Barrientos, Sr.; and
1-11 WHEREAS, Highly motivated to make a difference in the lives
1-12 of his fellow citizens, he majored in Psychology and Spanish at
1-13 The University of Texas at Austin and worked as a community
1-14 organizer for the National Urban League, as a Program Officer for
1-15 VISTA/Peace Corps, and as a trainer for the Leadership Institute
1-16 for Community Development in Washington, D.C.; and
1-17 WHEREAS, In 1987 when dropout statistics first were
1-18 collected statewide and one out of three students dropped out of
1-19 school, Senator Barrientos was appointed Co-Chair of the Joint
1-20 Special Interim Committee on School Dropouts; the 27 bills he
1-21 sponsored and passed helped students stay in school causing the
1-22 dropout rate to decrease; and
1-23 WHEREAS, Elected to the Texas Senate in November, 1984,
2-1 to represent District 14, consisting of Travis and Hays counties,
2-2 Senator Barrientos served five terms in the Texas House of
2-3 Representatives from 1975 through 1984 representing Southeast
2-4 Travis County; and
2-5 WHEREAS, One of the Senate's most respected members,
2-6 Senator Barrientos was appointed by Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock
2-7 during the 74th Legislature as Chairman of the Senate Committee of
2-8 the Whole on Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and was
2-9 reappointed to the Senate Education, Finance, Nominations, and
2-10 Natural Resources Committees and to the Subcommittee on Water; and
2-11 WHEREAS, Resourceful and dedicated to the welfare of the
2-12 citizens of Texas, Senator Gonzalo Barrientos holds a special place
2-13 in the hearts of all Texans for his legislative leadership on such
2-14 issues as education, health care, housing, meeting the special
2-15 needs of the disabled, compensation for crime victims, the concerns
2-16 of the elderly, consumer protection, protecting natural resources
2-17 and the Edwards Aquifer, efficiency in state government, protection
2-18 of Capitol views, and reduction of drug abuse; and
2-19 WHEREAS, In previous legislative sessions, Senator Barrientos
2-20 was appointed by Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock as Chairman of the
2-21 Senate Nominations Committee, where he served with distinction; and
2-22 WHEREAS, Accolades for Senator Barrientos' exceptional work
2-23 as a legislator include his selection as Outstanding Legislator of
2-24 the Year for two consecutive years by the Texas Public Employees
2-25 Association, the Texas Outstanding Public Servant Award, the Texas
3-1 Association of Community Development Award, and the Texas
3-2 Rehabilitation Association's Legislative Excellence Award; and
3-3 WHEREAS, During Senator Barrientos' successful political
3-4 career, the love and support of his wife, Emma Serrato Barrientos,
3-5 and of his children, Joseph and Lisa, Angelina, Alicia, Adelita,
3-6 Veronica, and grandchildren, Elias, Alejandro, and Angelica, have
3-7 been a great source of strength and inspiration; and
3-8 WHEREAS, A most conscientious public servant,
3-9 Senator Barrientos has brought to the Senate a keen sense of
3-10 fairness and a wide range of experience, and his leadership is a
3-11 valuable asset to the legislature; and
3-12 WHEREAS, The Texas Governor-for-a-Day celebration is a
3-13 long-cherished State Senate tradition, and this year's event is a
3-14 fitting opportunity to express appreciation to Senator Barrientos
3-15 for his many contributions to the Austin community, to Travis and
3-16 Hays counties, and to the State of Texas; now, therefore, be it
3-17 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
3-18 74th Legislature, hereby pay tribute to Senator Gonzalo Barrientos
3-19 and his family and extend to him and his many friends and supporters
3-20 best wishes for joyous and productive Governor-for-a-Day activities;
3-21 and, be it further
3-22 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
3-23 Senator Barrientos, President Pro Tempore of the Texas Senate, and
3-24 his family as an expression of the highest esteem from his fellow
3-25 members of the Texas Senate and the President of the Senate, the
4-1 Honorable Bob Bullock.
4-2 Truan
4-3 Armbrister Leedom Ratliff
4-4 Bivins Lucio Rosson
4-5 Brown Luna Shapiro
4-6 Cain Madla Sibley
4-7 Ellis Moncrief Sims
4-8 Gallegos Montford Turner
4-9 Galloway Nelson Wentworth
4-10 Harris Nixon West
4-11 Haywood Patterson Whitmire
4-12 Henderson Zaffirini
4-13 Bullock, President of the Senate
4-14 ______________________________________
4-15 President of the Senate
4-16 I hereby certify that the above
4-17 Resolution was adopted by the Senate
4-18 on May 3, 1995.
4-19 ______________________________________
4-20 Secretary of the Senate
4-21 ______________________________________
4-22 Dean of the Senate