Title
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation
Honoree: Mario Teixeira, Jr.
Date(s): Friday, September 20, 2024
Time: 11:00 A.M.
Official Street Name(s): Mario Teixeira, Jr. Way
Ceremonial Intersection Name: Intersection of Lafayette Street and Wilson Avenue
Sponsor: Council Member, Michael J. Silva
Additional Information:
The Ceremonial Street Dedication will be held on Friday, September 20, 2024, at 11:00 A.M.
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WHEREAS, Ordinance 6PSF-f, adopted on May 20, 2015, authorizes the designation of an intersection, etc., for honorary and ceremonial purposes; and
WHEREAS, the late Mario Teixeira, Jr., was born on January 25, 1936 and was a lifelong resident of Newark, educated in the Newark Public School system and attended Newark College of Engineering; and
WHEREAS, Mario Teixeira, Jr., worked and was educated in funeral services in 1957 while attending the McAllister School of Embalming of New York City; Mr. Teixeira apprenticed and worked for various funeral homes and in 1963 he purchased the Buyus Funeral in Newark; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Teixeira, along with his wife, Rose successfully operated their business serving the entire ethnic mix of the Ironbound community for sixty-one (61) years; he was President of the Ironbound Kiwanis Club and President of the Parish Council of Our Lady of Fatima Church; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Teixeira, was a prominent man in his community; he was Director of the Portuguese Language School of the Sport Club Portuguese, President of the Portuguese Continental Union, and the Portuguese Continental Credit Union, where he received a “Distinguished Service Award” from the Corporate Headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Municipal Council does hereby authorize the honorary and ceremonial renaming of the intersection of Lafayette Street and Wilson Avenue as “Mario Teixeira, Jr. Way.”
2. The official name of the said streets shall remain Lafayette Street and Wilson Avenue in their entirety.
STATEMENT
This Resolution authorizes the naming of the intersection of Lafayette Street and Wilson Avenue “Mario Teixeira, Jr. Way”, for honorary and ceremonial purposes.