PO Box 790187 San Antonio, Texas 78279

south Laredo Street, San Antonio,

Texas 78207

PO Box 790187 San Antonio, Texas 78279
September 3, 2014

Dear Friend of Casa Navarro:
National Hispanic Heritage Month is September 15 to October 15th. This tradition
recognizes the contributions made by Hispanic Americans to the United States and
a time we celebrate Hispanic heritage and culture.
This year, consider celebrating an extraordinary native-born Texas Patriot during
Hispanic Heritage month with a contribution to the Navarro cenotaph project!
You can take great pride in having the unique opportunity to participate and help
make the cenotaph dedication ceremony a tremendous success. The unveiling will
be a history making event on February 27, 2015! Navarros cenotaph will be the
first monument dedicated to a native-born Texan/Tejano hero at the Texas State
Cemetery.
Only person having made significant contributions to the State of Texas are eligible
to be memorialized at the state cemetery. A place of honor at the historic cemetery
will give permanent recognition to Navarro.
Some organizations participating in the official ceremony are the Moses Austin
Sons of the Republic, the Houston Lone Star Sons of the Republic, the Texas
Rangers, and Fredericksburg, the Patrick Henry Sons of the Revolution, Austin,
and Tejanos in Action Veterans, Austin, and the Alamo Sons of the Republic, The
Texas Historical Foundation, and the Austin Boy Scout Troop 489. It will be a
colorful and special ceremony including a 21 gun and cannon salute! Beside city
and state officials officiating at the ceremony, we anticipate the new governor of
Texas to say a few words.
Please consider a contribution to the cenotaph project during the upcoming
Hispanic Heritage Month. Contributions ensure Navarros legacy and that the
dedication ceremony be a momentous Texas event.
Every year, over 20,000 school children have guided tours of the cemetery and in
addition, 5,000+ adult visitors. These visitors will learn about one of Texas
important heroes! His major accomplishments will be engraved on all sides of the
cenotaph and will serve as an educational history tool for generations to come!
Kids can come out here and in one day learn more about Texas history than in a
whole semester in class. Former Lt. Governor of Texas, Bob Bullock
The Navarro cenotaph will be among some of the most famous names in Texas
history such as his close friend and confidant, Stephen F. Austin.

Thank you,
Navarro Cenotaph Committee Chair
stillotson@aol.com

Consultants to the Friends

Flix D. Almarz, Jr., Ph.D.
Peter T. Flawn
Distinguished
University
Professor of Borderlands
History,
The University of Texas at
San Antonio, Ret.

Jesus F. de la Teja, Ph.D.
Chairman of the History
Department
Texas State University-San
Marcos

Andrs Resndez, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of
History
University of California,
Davis

Tino Duran, Sr.
Publisher and Owner
La Prensa,
San Antonio, Texas

David McDonald
Former Curator Casa
Navarro
Historian and Author

Sulema Carren-Snchez
Senior Education Associate
Intercultural Development
Research Association
(IDRA)
San Antonio, Texas

Alfred A. Valenzuela
Major General (Ret.) U.S.
Army
St. Marys University,
School of Law

Jo Ann Andera, CFEE
Director of Special Events
Institute of Texan Cultures,
University of Texas at San
Antonio


Often, it takes a while for a people to grasp the significance of their own history. As a Texas schoolgirl, I learned names like Travis, Austin,
Crockett, and Houston patriots who deserve their place in our lore. But names like J os Antonio Navarro, while they may have been
mentioned, were not always given their proper due. We constantly hear that Tejanos, Latino Texans, are the future of Texas. But they are also an
important part of its glorious past. This cenotaph honoring Navarro puts this true Texan in his proper company, among the heroes who built this
great state. Leticia Van de Putte, Texas State Senator