Xavier Becerra: “It is truly with profound sadness that we extend our deepest condolences to the three children of Frank Tejeda, Marissa…”

“It is truly with profound sadness that we extend our deepest condolences to the three children of Frank Tejeda, Marissa, Sonya and Frank III and to his mother, Lilly, on the untimely passing of Frank Tejeda. I do not think anyone would disagree if we were to say that this is a man who perhaps was not the best known Member in the House of Representatives, perhaps was not the Member who came and spoke down in this well most often, perhaps was not the gentleman who was out in committee making the most noise most often and perhaps was not the one socializing at night with all of his colleagues most often. But certainly I think no one would deny that this is a man who with total dignity every day that he was here showed that he earned the respect of the constituents of his district so that he could be the Representative from Texas. I consider Frank Tejeda an American hero.”