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The Roma Chamber of Commerce and the City of Roma announced Jesus O. Guerra Sr. as the 2018 Roma Fest Parade Marshals in recognition of his 64 years of service to the business community of Roma. Mr. Guerra was born in Mercedes, TX in 1931 to Federico and Ofelia Guerra. He was raised in Roma by Alonzo & Clotilde Ramirez and Gilberto & Maria Ramirez. Chucho, as he is known by many, graduated top of his class from Roma High School in 1950. He began his long career at
Gonzalez Mercantile in 1952 as the supervisor for hardware and appliance sales and assumed the role of general manager in 1963. G o n z a l e z Mercantile was a general department store founded by Francisco and Vidala “Lalita” Gonzalez in the 1930’s. The store serviced the entire region by providing groceries, men’s and women’s clothing, rifles, fishing gear, power tools and appliances. It also served as an informal bank, granting loans and offering money exchange to local residents. With Mr. Guerra at the helm, Gonzalez Mercantile grew into a destination for many customers coming from Mexico. Local residents fondly recall visiting the vast store and buying Mr. Guerra stayed on as general manager until the store’s closure in 2000. During his career at Gonzalez Mercantile, Mr. Guerra became very involved in the community.
In 1958, he saw a need for organization among the local businesses of the time and became a founding member of the Roma Chamber of Commerce. He also became active member of the Roma Lions Club in 1960. Between 2000 until his retirement in 2016, Mr. Guerra worked as a Valley Transit Greyhound Agent in what used to be the warehouse space for Gonzalez Mercantile. Even after retirement it is not uncommon to find Mr. Guerra in and around the old Gonzalez Mercantile site chatting with friends and old customers. Mr. Guerra and his wife Delia are celebrating 65 years of marriage this year. They have three children: Jesus O., Jr. (San Juanita Alaniz), Maria Teresa (Guadalupe Villarreal), and Elizabeth (Ruben Treviño), six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The 2018 Roma Fest Parade is set to begin at 5:00pm on Sunday, October 7, 2018. The route will begin at Citizen State Bank and end at the Guadalupe Plaza. Anyone seeking further information on the parade and other activities should call City Hall at (956) 849-1411.
The Roma ISD Police Department recently purchased two bicycles to add to their tools for patrol. “There are many benefits to having police officers on a bicycle, and the most often mentioned are visibility and mobility,” explained Roma ISD Police Chief Benjamin Gonzalez Jr. “Bike patrol is great for public events such as concerts, sporting events or any other Roma ISD event. A bike patrol officer can move quickly through a crowd or parking lot while on a bike and can
find short cuts, etc., where a patrol car would have very diminished mobility in the same situation. An officer on a bike is much smaller, quieter and can go places that are not easily accessible to patrol vehicles.” The Roma ISD Police Department has implemented additions to safety protocols for the 2018-2019 school year and is working on other added security measures to keep our community safe. Roma ISD will provide more updates in the coming weeks.
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Roma ISD would like to welcome our new Orchestra Program team, Andrew Balandrano and Eliud Garcia! “Roma ISD is 100 percent committed to continuing to build our Orchestra Program and looks forward to the leadership and experience that Mr. Balandrano and Mr. Garcia bring to the program,” expressed Roma ISD Superintendent Carlos Guzman. “We will continue to provide the resources needed to all our performing art programs so that our students will have a wellrounded academic experience at Roma ISD.”
Roma ISD’s Orchestra Program is available to students starting in the 6th grade at Ramiro Barrera Middle School and Roma Middle School. Students can continue in the Roma ISD Orchestra Program through the 12th grade at Roma High School.
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