of Sacramento to eulogize a former California governor, delivering the final remarks at the funeral mass of Pat Brown in 1996 at the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, which was presided over by then-governor Pete Wilson, whose term also ended in 1999, and celebrated by then-Bishop William Weigand. Serna's eulogy was in Spanish and English. References External links Guide to the Joe Serna, Jr. papers, 1939-1999 (1992-1999) Joe Serna, Jr. The Sernas Sacramento Mayor Joe Serna Jr. Dies First Latino in the job, loyal ally of Cesar Chavez 1939 births 1999 deaths 20th-century American politicians Hispanic and Latino American mayors in California Politicians from Stockton, California Sacramento City Council members Mayors of Sacramento, California California Democrats California State University, Sacramento alumni Deaths from cancer in California Deaths from kidney cancer