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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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| 6 | 7 | | of Marcelo Rios of El Paso, who passed away on January 26, 2014, at |
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| 7 | 8 | | the age of 71; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Rios was born in Ysleta on July 26, 1942, one of |
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| 9 | 10 | | 12 children of Emilio and Paula Rios; he graduated from Clint High |
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| 10 | 11 | | School with honors and went on to earn a bachelor's degree in |
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| 11 | 12 | | business administration from The University of Texas at El Paso; |
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| 12 | 13 | | and |
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| 13 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Continuing a proud family tradition of service in |
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| 14 | 15 | | the military, Mr. Rios enlisted in the United States Air Force, |
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| 15 | 16 | | where he achieved the rank of airman first class and garnered |
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| 16 | 17 | | numerous commendations; he subsequently began a civilian career at |
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| 17 | 18 | | Farah Manufacturing as a payroll supervisor, and he retired from |
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| 18 | 19 | | his position as labor relations manager after 26 years with the El |
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| 19 | 20 | | Paso Electric Company; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Rios was blessed with the |
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| 21 | 22 | | love and support of his wife of 47 years, Maria Antonia, and his two |
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| 22 | 23 | | children, Marnia and Omar; he treasured the time he spent with his |
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| 23 | 24 | | family, and his favorite pastimes were fishing and cheering on the |
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| 24 | 25 | | Dallas Cowboys; and |
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| 25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Marcelo Rios enjoyed a life that was rich in the |
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| 26 | 27 | | intangibles that matter most, and he is deeply missed by all those |
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| 27 | 28 | | who held him dear; now, therefore, be it |
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| 28 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 29 | 30 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Marcelo Rios and |
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| 30 | 31 | | extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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| 31 | 32 | | Maria Antonia Rios; to his children, Marnia Davis and her husband, |
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| 32 | 33 | | Mike, and Omar Rios and his wife, Mina; to his grandson, Saia Rios; |
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| 33 | 34 | | to his siblings, Emma, Emilio, Rosie, Manny, Margie, Betty, Sammy, |
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| 34 | 35 | | and Lillian; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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| 35 | 36 | | further |
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| 36 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 37 | 38 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 38 | 39 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Marcelo |
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| 39 | 40 | | Rios. |
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