1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 745 |
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2 | 2 | | In Memory |
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3 | 3 | | of |
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4 | 4 | | Martin Siller Cuellar Sr. |
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5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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6 | 6 | | citizens of Laredo in mourning the loss of Martin Siller Cuellar |
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7 | 7 | | Sr. of Laredo, who died April 13, 2019, at the age of 92; and |
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8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Born May 22, 1926, in Guerrero Viejo, Tamaulipas, |
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9 | 9 | | Mexico, Martin Cuellar was a beloved gentleman who enriched the |
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10 | 10 | | lives of those who knew him through his wisdom, his integrity, |
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11 | 11 | | and the kindness he bestowed on friends and strangers; and |
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12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, Martin Cuellar met Odilia Perez in the plaza in |
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13 | 13 | | his hometown, and they soon married and immigrated to the |
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14 | 14 | | United States; Martin took on migrant work in Utah, Idaho, and |
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15 | 15 | | Colorado, and he and Odilia moved to Laredo after starting |
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16 | 16 | | their family; and |
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17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Cuellar reared their eight children |
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18 | 18 | | by loving example; Mr. Cuellar provided for his family as a |
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19 | 19 | | laborer and ranch manager, and he taught his children that |
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20 | 20 | | dignity comes with an honest living and that all people are |
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21 | 21 | | deserving of kindness and respect; and |
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22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Cuellar was grateful for the opportunities he |
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23 | 23 | | found in his adopted country and was proud to become a |
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24 | 24 | | naturalized citizen of the United States; he was beloved by many, |
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25 | 25 | | and memories of him long will be treasured by those privileged to |
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26 | 26 | | share in his life; now, therefore, be it |
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27 | 27 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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28 | 28 | | Legislature,herebyextendsincerecondolencestothebereaved |
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29 | 29 | | family of Martin Siller Cuellar Sr.: his children, Henry |
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30 | 30 | | Cuellar, Carlos Cuellar, Martin Cuellar Jr., Tony Cuellar, Jorge |
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31 | 31 | | Cuellar, Odilia Cuellar, Rosie Cuellar, and Manuel Cuellar, and |
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32 | 32 | | his eighteen grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and one |
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33 | 33 | | great-great-granddaughter; and, be it further |
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34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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35 | 35 | | his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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36 | 36 | | Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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37 | 37 | | memory of Martin Cuellar Sr. |
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38 | 38 | | Zaffirini |
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39 | 39 | | ________________________________ |
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40 | 40 | | President of the Senate |
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41 | 41 | | I hereby certify that the |
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42 | 42 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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43 | 43 | | the Senate on May 15, 2019, by a |
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44 | 44 | | rising vote. |
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45 | 45 | | ________________________________ |
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46 | 46 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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47 | 47 | | ________________________________ |
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48 | 48 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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