H.R. No. 2101
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The family and friends of Elizardo Amaya are
mourning the loss of this beloved gentleman, who passed away on
April 5, 2015, at the age of 73; and
WHEREAS, The son of Elizardo and Maria Amaya, Mr. Amaya was
born in Corpus Christi on March 9, 1942; while attending Roy Miller
High School, he earned all-district honors in baseball and was
inducted into the Miller Buccaneers Athletics Hall of Fame;
following his graduation in 1961, he went on to play for the
University of Corpus Christi; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Amaya spent some time on the semipro circuit
after college and found employment at the Corpus Christi Army
Depot, where he continued to work for the next 45 years; his passion
for baseball led him to explore another aspect of the sport, and he
served as a mentor to many during his more than four decades
coaching and umpiring; and
WHEREAS, A devoted family man, Mr. Amaya was the proud father
of two sons, Larry and Leonard, and he delighted in the time he
shared with his seven grandchildren, Alexis, Justin, Zachary,
Larry, Emma, Karley, and Alyssa; and
WHEREAS, Admired for his inspiring leadership and joyous zest
for life, Elizardo Amaya brightened the world for all who knew him,
and they will forever hold him close in their hearts; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Elizardo Amaya and
extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his sons,
Larry Amaya and his wife, Monica, and Leonard Amaya and his wife,
Cindy; to his grandchildren, Alexis, Justin, Zachary, Larry Jr.,
Emma, Karley, and Alyssa; to his companion, Alice Sanchez; to his
mother, Maria Ruiz Amaya; to his brothers, Emilio R. Amaya and his
wife, Raquel, Ernesto Amaya and his wife, Tisha, Eduardo R. Amaya
and his wife, Adelina, and Eloy Amaya; to his sisters, Venina Flores
and her husband, Santos, and Sandra Quesada and her husband,
Richard; and to his other relatives and many 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 Elizardo
Amaya.
Herrero
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2101 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 21, 2015.
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Chief Clerk of the House