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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, A full and accomplished life drew to a close with the |
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| 6 | 7 | | passing of Ramon Perez of El Paso on November 26, 2015, at the age of |
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| 7 | 8 | | 86; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Raised in El Paso, Ramon Perez was recognized by |
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| 9 | 10 | | many in the area for his boxing career, for which he was |
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| 10 | 11 | | memorialized with a mural bearing his likeness at the city's |
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| 11 | 12 | | downtown De Soto Hotel; he was born on August 14, 1929, and began |
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| 12 | 13 | | boxing at a young age, eventually earning the 1949 El Paso Golden |
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| 13 | 14 | | Gloves welterweight championship title as a teenager; he garnered |
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| 14 | 15 | | an impressive amateur record with 25 wins and 2 losses before |
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| 15 | 16 | | transitioning to professional status in the sport; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Traveling across Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, |
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| 17 | 18 | | California, and Mexico, Mr. Perez competed in 70 professional |
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| 18 | 19 | | matches, winning 35 of the bouts by knockout; he went up against |
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| 19 | 20 | | many notable boxers of his era, including highly ranked figures |
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| 20 | 21 | | such as Juan Zavala and Jimmy Carter; in 2003, he was inducted into |
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| 21 | 22 | | the El Paso Boxing Hall of Fame; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, After his boxing career, Mr. Perez went on to work |
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| 23 | 24 | | for, and eventually retire from, a national chemical and gas supply |
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| 24 | 25 | | company; he subsequently founded, owned, and operated his own fire |
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| 25 | 26 | | extinguisher business; alongside him throughout his successes was |
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| 26 | 27 | | his devoted wife of 68 years, Alicia; he was also the proud father |
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| 27 | 28 | | of two children, Alicia and Ramon, and shared many cherished |
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| 28 | 29 | | moments with his 5 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Ramon Perez was a formidable opponent in the boxing |
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| 30 | 31 | | ring and a beloved figure in the El Paso community, and he will be |
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| 31 | 32 | | deeply missed by the many people whose lives he touched; now, |
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| 32 | 33 | | therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 34 | 35 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Ramon Perez and |
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| 35 | 36 | | extend heartfelt sympathy to his family and friends; and, be it |
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| 36 | 37 | | further |
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| 37 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 38 | 39 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 39 | 40 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Ramon |
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| 40 | 41 | | Perez. |
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