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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The certain knowledge of a life well lived may help |
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| 6 | 7 | | comfort the family and friends of Dr. Rosemarie Rivera Garza of |
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| 7 | 8 | | Uvalde, who passed away on January 9, 2017, at the age of 61; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Born on February 13, 1955, to Virgilio and Marcela |
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| 9 | 10 | | Rivera, the former Rosemarie Rivera was a native of San Teodoro on |
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| 10 | 11 | | the island of Mindoro in the Philippines; she grew up in Manila and |
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| 11 | 12 | | graduated as a registered nurse in 1976, and two years later, she |
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| 12 | 13 | | immigrated to the United States, settling first in the Rio Grande |
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| 13 | 14 | | Valley in South Texas; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, In her work as a nurse, clinical educator, and |
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| 15 | 16 | | nursing instructor, Dr. Rosemarie Garza dedicated her life to the |
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| 16 | 17 | | care of others; she remained committed to her profession even while |
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| 17 | 18 | | fighting a long battle with cancer, and she later added to her two |
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| 18 | 19 | | master's degrees by completing a Ph.D. in 2014; among her many |
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| 19 | 20 | | notable achievements was the implementation of the community health |
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| 20 | 21 | | worker program at Uvalde Memorial Hospital, which she oversaw until |
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| 21 | 22 | | her death, and she also took on a leadership role in the hospital as |
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| 22 | 23 | | an intensive care unit director; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Rosemarie Garza found time to give back to her |
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| 24 | 25 | | community through her volunteer work with such organizations as the |
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| 25 | 26 | | Catholic Women's Society and the St. Henry de Osso Family Project, |
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| 26 | 27 | | and she was appointed by Governor George W. Bush to the Rural Health |
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| 27 | 28 | | Advisory Board; she was a faithful member of Sacred Heart Catholic |
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| 28 | 29 | | Church, where she served as a lector, a Eucharistic minister, and a |
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| 29 | 30 | | vocal guitarist in the choir and was deeply loved by her fellow |
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| 30 | 31 | | congregants; and |
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| 31 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Above all else, Dr. Rosemarie Garza was devoted to |
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| 32 | 33 | | her family, including her husband, Dr. R. Steve Garza, whom she |
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| 33 | 34 | | married in 1981, and their two daughters, Kimberly Rose and Lindsay |
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| 34 | 35 | | Marie; she also delighted in gathering for holidays and vacations |
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| 35 | 36 | | with her brothers Virgilio Jr. and Joel and sisters Dorothy, |
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| 36 | 37 | | Leslie, and Maria, as well as her countless nieces, nephews, and |
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| 37 | 38 | | in-laws; and |
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| 38 | 39 | | WHEREAS, A caring and gracious woman, Dr. Rosemarie Garza |
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| 39 | 40 | | will be greatly missed, and she leaves behind a legacy that will |
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| 40 | 41 | | forever be treasured by all those who shared in her love and |
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| 41 | 42 | | affection; now, therefore, be it |
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| 42 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 43 | 44 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Dr. Rosemarie |
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| 44 | 45 | | Rivera Garza and extend heartfelt sympathy to all who mourn her |
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| 45 | 46 | | passing; and, be it further |
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| 46 | 47 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 47 | 48 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 48 | 49 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of |
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| 49 | 50 | | Dr. Rosemarie Rivera Garza. |
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