| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 595 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with humor, warmth, and a |
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| 6 | 6 | | wealth of friends remain to comfort the loved ones of Santiago |
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| 7 | 7 | | T. Gallego, who passed away on October 13, 2007, at the age of 77; |
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| 8 | 8 | | and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Born and raised in Alpine, Jimmy Gallego was born on |
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| 10 | 10 | | August 27, 1930, to Guadalupe and Celso Gallego, Sr.; he served his |
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| 11 | 11 | | country in the Korean War as a member of the U.S. Army and Army |
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| 12 | 12 | | Reserve; he held a number of jobs through the years, working for a |
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| 13 | 13 | | time as a meat market butcher and ending his career with the Holy |
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| 14 | 14 | | Angels Cemetery; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, A devoted family man, Mr. Gallego enjoyed a |
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| 16 | 16 | | rewarding relationship with his wife, Olga, and their marriage was |
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| 17 | 17 | | blessed with six treasured children, Nelda, Rowena, Janet, |
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| 18 | 18 | | Caroline, Denise, and Jimmy Ray, as well as eight grandchildren and |
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| 19 | 19 | | two great-grandchildren; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, This notable Texan was well-known and well-liked in |
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| 21 | 21 | | his community; his down-to-earth manner, friendliness, and |
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| 22 | 22 | | willingness to lend a helping hand to others endeared him to his |
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| 23 | 23 | | fellow Alpine residents, who knew him as a person who never met a |
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| 24 | 24 | | stranger and always had a joke to tell; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Jimmy Gallego brightened the lives of all who were |
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| 26 | 26 | | fortunate enough to know him, and he is deeply missed; now, |
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| 27 | 27 | | therefore, be it |
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| 28 | 28 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 29 | 29 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Santiago "Jimmy" |
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| 30 | 30 | | T. Gallego and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his |
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| 31 | 31 | | family: to his children, Janet Martinez and Nelda, Rowena, |
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| 32 | 32 | | Caroline, Denise, and Jimmy Ray Gallego; to his eight grandchildren |
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| 33 | 33 | | and two great-grandchildren; to his sisters, Isabel Valenzuela, |
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| 34 | 34 | | Victoria Rubio, Consuelo Leyva, and Jesusita Ramkowsky; to his |
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| 35 | 35 | | brothers, Lorenzo Gallego, Celso Gallego, Jr., and Raymond Gallego; |
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| 36 | 36 | | and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 38 | 38 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 39 | 39 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Santiago |
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| 40 | 40 | | "Jimmy" T. Gallego. |
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| 41 | 41 | | Gallego |
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| 42 | 42 | | ______________________________ |
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| 43 | 43 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 44 | 44 | | I certify that H.R. No. 595 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 45 | 45 | | rising vote of the House on March 5, 2009. |
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| 46 | 46 | | ______________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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