Park in the City of San Antonio was renamed Frank Tejeda Park in 1996. The Texas State Veterans Home in Floresville, Texas is named in memory of Rep. Tejeda. After his death, the Marine Corps Reserve Association created the Major Frank M. Tejeda Leadership Award to recognize leaders committed to the Marine Corps. See also List of notable brain tumor patients List of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States Congress List of United States Congress members who died in office (1950–99) Notes References Retrieved on 2008-02-02 External links 1945 births 1997 deaths Harvard University alumni Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in Texas Democratic Party members of the Texas House of Representatives Military personnel from San Antonio Democratic Party Texas state senators United States Marine Corps personnel of the Vietnam War United States Marine Corps reservists United States Marine Corps officers Harlandale High School alumni St. Mary's University, Texas alumni UC Berkeley School of Law alumni Yale Law School alumni Burials at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Recipients of the Silver Star Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Texas Deaths from cancer in Texas Deaths from brain cancer in the United States 20th-century American politicians