| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1129 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, A full and generous life came to an end with the |
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| 6 | 6 | | passing of Ramiro Juarez Bernal of San Antonio on May 7, 2008, at |
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| 7 | 7 | | the age of 83; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Born on January 30, 1925, in San Antonio, Mr. Bernal |
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| 9 | 9 | | graduated from Lanier High School and helped the school's |
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| 10 | 10 | | basketball team win a state championship in 1943; he answered his |
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| 11 | 11 | | nation's call to duty by serving in the U.S. Army during World War |
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| 12 | 12 | | II, and he was awarded the Bronze Star and a Purple Heart for his |
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| 13 | 13 | | courageous actions as a member of the 1st Infantry Division in |
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| 14 | 14 | | Europe; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Bernal was employed in auto body and paint shops |
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| 16 | 16 | | following the war and eventually co-owned a repair business for |
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| 17 | 17 | | several years; he then pursued a career in the insurance industry, |
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| 18 | 18 | | working for many years at Allstate as an insurance adjuster and a |
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| 19 | 19 | | sales agent until his retirement at the age of 71; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan carried his love of basketball |
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| 21 | 21 | | with him throughout his life, finding time on nights and weekends to |
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| 22 | 22 | | play and officiate city league games in San Antonio; he was active |
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| 23 | 23 | | in the sport until his late 60s and helped found the city's first |
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| 24 | 24 | | Catholic Youth Organization basketball program; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Bernal enjoyed the love |
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| 26 | 26 | | and support of his wife, Mary Louise, their two daughters, Linda and |
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| 27 | 27 | | Roseanna, and their son, Rudy, who is the head basketball coach at |
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| 28 | 28 | | Lanier High, his father's alma mater; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Although he is deeply missed, Ramiro Bernal leaves |
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| 30 | 30 | | behind a legacy of service to his country, to his family, and to the |
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| 31 | 31 | | sport he loved, and he will long be remembered with great admiration |
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| 32 | 32 | | and affection by his friends and loved ones; now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 34 | 34 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Ramiro Juarez Bernal |
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| 35 | 35 | | and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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| 36 | 36 | | wife, Mary Louise Bernal; to his children, Rudy Bernal, Linda Mora, |
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| 37 | 37 | | and Roseanna Vega; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be |
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| 38 | 38 | | it further |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 40 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 41 | 41 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Ramiro |
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| 42 | 42 | | Bernal. |
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| 43 | 43 | | Martinez Fischer |
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| 44 | 44 | | ______________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 46 | 46 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1129 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 47 | 47 | | rising vote of the House on April 9, 2009. |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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