Guadalupe Huerta worked as an Arizona lobbyist for the elderly in Washington during the Clinton administration.
14 Facts About Guadalupe Huerta
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Guadalupe Huerta is responsible for providing government housing for seniors and people with disabilities.
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Guadalupe Huerta received numerous community service awards, including the Jefferson Award for Public Service, and the Hon Kachina Award.
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Guadalupe Huerta's mother was born into the Mesa family of Glendale.
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Guadalupe Huerta's grandmother lived in one of the historic Victorian houses near the center of town.
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Guadalupe Huerta's father worked hard to support his family until his death in the early 1930s.
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Guadalupe Huerta began working during WWII in the 1940s serving her country at Luke's Airforce base as a mechanic on the fuselages of airplanes later working on elite top secret jet fighters.
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Guadalupe Huerta was one of the first people to be elected to the board of Chicanos Por La Causa, a Hispanic advocacy group, and was re-elected to this position numerous times.
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Guadalupe Huerta ably served in this capacity from 1978 to 1993, when she was made a lifelong honorary member after her failing health forced her to retire.
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Guadalupe Huerta gave freely of her time, energy and abilities as a member of the El Rinconcito Senior Center Advisory Board and the Braun Sacred Heart Advisory Board.
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An active member of the Sacred Heart Church, Guadalupe Huerta worked diligently to save the old Sacred Heart Church building in south Phoenix when the area was being razed for commercial development.
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In recognition of her tremendous efforts, Guadalupe Huerta received numerous community service awards, including the Hon Kachina Award, the Jefferson Award from Channel 12 television, and the Community Service Award from Chicanos Por La Causa.
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Guadalupe Huerta will be greatly missed by her family, many friends and the citizens of Phoenix.
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That the Members of the Legislature express sincere regret at the passing of Guadalupe Huerta and extend their sympathies and condolences to her daughter, Martha.