SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 165
In Memory
of
Dora Montana Rabago
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and
commemorates the life of Dora Montana Rabago, who died January
28, 2009, at the age of 80; and
WHEREAS, Dora Montana was born in San Antonio on July 19,
1928, to Teofilo and Maria Montana; and
WHEREAS, She served in the United States Army during the
Korean Conflict, and she retired from Brooke Army Medical Center
Beach Pavilion after 20 years of civil service in the nursing
profession; over the course of her career as a nurse, she
received many employee awards; and
WHEREAS, She was a longtime member of the Democratic Party
and a committed volunteer for many political campaigns; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Rabago was a highly respected woman who
enriched the lives of many with her love and compassion and her
warmth and kindness; and
WHEREAS, She was a devoted mother and grandmother, and she
will long be remembered in the hearts and minds of those she left
behind; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st
Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved
family of Dora Montana Rabago: her children, Verna Blackwell
Hilario, Betty Segovia, Soledad Pulido, Luis Castillo, Robert
Castillo, and Frank Castillo; her sisters, Lydia Lopez and Agnes
Montana; her brother, Guadalupe Montana; her 11 grandchildren;
and her nine great-grandchildren; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
memory of Dora Montana Rabago.
Van de Putte
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on February 11, 2009,
by a rising vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate