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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The family and friends of Elizardo Amaya are |
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| 6 | 7 | | mourning the loss of this beloved gentleman, who passed away on |
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| 7 | 8 | | April 5, 2015, at the age of 73; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The son of Elizardo and Maria Amaya, Mr. Amaya was |
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| 9 | 10 | | born in Corpus Christi on March 9, 1942; while attending Roy Miller |
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| 10 | 11 | | High School, he earned all-district honors in baseball and was |
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| 11 | 12 | | inducted into the Miller Buccaneers Athletics Hall of Fame; |
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| 12 | 13 | | following his graduation in 1961, he went on to play for the |
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| 13 | 14 | | University of Corpus Christi; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Amaya spent some time on the semipro circuit |
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| 15 | 16 | | after college and found employment at the Corpus Christi Army |
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| 16 | 17 | | Depot, where he continued to work for the next 45 years; his passion |
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| 17 | 18 | | for baseball led him to explore another aspect of the sport, and he |
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| 18 | 19 | | served as a mentor to many during his more than four decades |
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| 19 | 20 | | coaching and umpiring; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, A devoted family man, Mr. Amaya was the proud father |
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| 21 | 22 | | of two sons, Larry and Leonard, and he delighted in the time he |
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| 22 | 23 | | shared with his seven grandchildren, Alexis, Justin, Zachary, |
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| 23 | 24 | | Larry, Emma, Karley, and Alyssa; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Admired for his inspiring leadership and joyous zest |
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| 25 | 26 | | for life, Elizardo Amaya brightened the world for all who knew him, |
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| 26 | 27 | | and they will forever hold him close in their hearts; now, |
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| 27 | 28 | | 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 life of Elizardo Amaya and |
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| 30 | 31 | | extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his sons, |
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| 31 | 32 | | Larry Amaya and his wife, Monica, and Leonard Amaya and his wife, |
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| 32 | 33 | | Cindy; to his grandchildren, Alexis, Justin, Zachary, Larry Jr., |
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| 33 | 34 | | Emma, Karley, and Alyssa; to his companion, Alice Sanchez; to his |
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| 34 | 35 | | mother, Maria Ruiz Amaya; to his brothers, Emilio R. Amaya and his |
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| 35 | 36 | | wife, Raquel, Ernesto Amaya and his wife, Tisha, Eduardo R. Amaya |
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| 36 | 37 | | and his wife, Adelina, and Eloy Amaya; to his sisters, Venina Flores |
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| 37 | 38 | | and her husband, Santos, and Sandra Quesada and her husband, |
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| 38 | 39 | | Richard; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be it |
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| 39 | 40 | | further |
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| 40 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 41 | 42 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 42 | 43 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Elizardo |
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| 43 | 44 | | Amaya. |
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