81R27499 JGH-D
By: Quintanilla H.R. No. 1721
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Ricardo
Estrada of El Paso, who died on March 9, 2009, at the age of 62; and
WHEREAS, Dicky Estrada was born on December 4, 1946, to Frank
and Alicia Estrada; he met his lifetime companion, Roberta, in high
school, and they were married three years after graduation; over
the course of their 40 years together, they were blessed with two
sons; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Estrada went to work at the age of 16, bagging
groceries at the S&S Store in Fabens and working as a delivery man
for Munier's Pharmacy; he later enjoyed a 40-year career with the
Clint Independent School District; along the way, he also answered
his nation's call to duty during the Vietnam War, serving in the
U.S. Air Force; and
WHEREAS, A kind and caring man, Dicky Estrada touched the
lives of many, and he will be forever remembered with admiration and
affection by all who knew and loved him; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Ricardo Estrada and
extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his
wife, Roberta Estrada; to his sons, Dominick E. Estrada and his
wife, Saharon, and Patrick I. Estrada; to his siblings, Josephina,
Mary, and Lucy Estrada, Frank Estrada III, Alicia Smith and her
husband, Bob, and Rebecca Quinn and her husband, Bill; and to his
other relatives and friends; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dicky
Estrada.