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| name=Jose Antonio "Joe" Guerra, Sr.

| name=Jose Antonio "Joe" Guerra, Sr.

==Background==

==Background==

Guerra was born in Laredo to Jose Margarito Guerra (1904–2001) and the former Josefina Valls (1913–1998). He attended [[Roman Catholic]] elementary schools and graduated in 1953 from Martin High Schoo]. In 1957, he graduated from St. Mary's University in [[San Antonio]], with a Bachelor of Science degree in [[chemistry]] and a minor in business.<ref name=bonilla/> He then joined the family enterprises, Laredo Motor Mart and Laredo Auto Parts. In 1972, Guerra opened a longstanding [[Exxon]] station (replaced by a convenience store in 2001) at the busy intersection of San Dario, the Interstate 35 service road, and Del Mar Boulevard. Thereafter, he began a second self-service station at the intersection of Guadalupe and Meadow in The Heights section of Laredo which he still managed at the time of his death.<ref name=obit/>

Guerra was born in Laredo to Jose Margarito Guerra (1904–2001) and the former Josefina Valls (1913–1998). He attended [[Roman Catholic]] elementary schools and graduated in 1953 from Martin High Schoo. In 1957, he graduated from St. Mary's University in [[San Antonio]], with a Bachelor of Science degree in [[chemistry]] and a minor in business.<ref name=bonilla/> He then joined the family enterprises, Laredo Motor Mart and Laredo Auto Parts. In 1972, Guerra opened a longstanding [[Exxon]] station (replaced by a convenience store in 2001) at the busy intersection of San Dario, the Interstate 35 service road, and Del Mar Boulevard. Thereafter, he began a second self-service station at the intersection of Guadalupe and Meadow in The Heights section of Laredo which he still managed at the time of his death.<ref name=obit/>

==Political career==

==Political career==