User:Lfr30043/The Honorable Albert Armendariz Sr.

Albert Armendariz Sr. Born: Aug. 11, 1919, in El Paso. Education: El Paso High School, then Texas Western College for pre-law and the University of Southern California Law School. He graduated with a law degree in 1950. Married: Mary Lou Regalado, Oct. 13, 1940. The couple had six children: Albert Jr., Edward, Leticia, John, Mary Lou and Larry. Work experience: Shoe salesman, auto mechanic, World War II soldier, attorney, immigration judge, justice of the 8th Court of Appeals, served on U.S. Civil Rights Commission advisory committee, national president of LULAC in 1954, founder and chairman of MALDEF in 1968. Honors: Named outstanding alumnus at the University of Southern California for his fight against prejudice and community service named Legend of Texas by Del Webb Sun City in Georgetown, Texas honored by the Mexican American Bar Association for his 50 years in practice recognized by El Paso Catholic Diocese Bishop Armando X. Ochoa's for his leadership in the practice of law and for helping protect the most vulnerable