1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1120 |
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4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Family and friends suffered an immeasurable loss |
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6 | 6 | | with the tragic passing of Ramon Najera Jr. of San Antonio on |
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7 | 7 | | February 24, 2023, at the age of 81; and |
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8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The son of Raymond Najera and Genevieve Mora Najera, |
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9 | 9 | | Ramon Najera was born in San Antonio on December 9, 1941; he grew up |
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10 | 10 | | with the companionship of nine siblings, Patsy, Anita, Mary, |
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11 | 11 | | Catherine, Gilbert, Rachel, Sylvia, Adam, and Roland; and |
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12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty, Mr. Najera |
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13 | 13 | | joined the U.S. Air Force, and he served in numerous locations |
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14 | 14 | | across the U.S. and around the world; after 21 years of |
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15 | 15 | | distinguished service, he retired at the rank of master sergeant; |
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16 | 16 | | he went on to work in civil service, and he later embarked on a |
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17 | 17 | | career as a security guard; and |
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18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Najera benefited from the |
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19 | 19 | | love and support of his wife, Janie, with whom he shared a rewarding |
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20 | 20 | | marriage that spanned four and a half decades; he took great pride |
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21 | 21 | | in his children, Raymond, Sylvia, Richard, and Ramon, and |
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22 | 22 | | stepchildren, Carlos, Anna, and Olga, and over the years, he had the |
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23 | 23 | | pleasure of welcoming into his family 19 grandchildren and 14 |
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24 | 24 | | great-grandchildren; and |
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25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, During his leisure time, Mr. Najera enjoyed dancing |
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26 | 26 | | to Tejano music, collecting art, traveling, and spending time with |
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27 | 27 | | loved ones; he also spent many hours maintaining his house and yard, |
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28 | 28 | | and he received a beautification award from the City of Leon Valley |
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29 | 29 | | for his attractive landscape gardening; and |
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30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Admired for his devotion to his family, his strong |
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31 | 31 | | work ethic, and his kind and generous nature, Ramon Najera greatly |
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32 | 32 | | enriched the lives of those around him, and he will forever hold a |
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33 | 33 | | treasured place in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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35 | 35 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Ramon Najera Jr. and |
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36 | 36 | | extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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37 | 37 | | Juanita Najera; to his children, Raymond Anthony Najera, Sylvia |
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38 | 38 | | Marie Martinez and her husband, Roger, Richard Gilbert Najera and |
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39 | 39 | | his wife, Diana, and Ramon Marcos Najera; to his stepchildren, |
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40 | 40 | | Carlos Gomez Jr. and his wife, Yolanda, Anna Marie Alfaro and her |
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41 | 41 | | husband, Robert, and Olga Lydia Gomez; to his 19 grandchildren and |
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42 | 42 | | 14 great-grandchildren; to his mother, Genevieve Najera; to his |
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43 | 43 | | sisters, Rachel Gomez and Sylvia Gonzales; to his brothers, Adam |
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44 | 44 | | Najera and Roland Najera; and to his other relatives and many |
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45 | 45 | | friends; and, be it further |
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46 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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47 | 47 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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48 | 48 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Ramon |
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49 | 49 | | Najera. |
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50 | 50 | | Garcia |
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51 | 51 | | ______________________________ |
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52 | 52 | | Speaker of the House |
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53 | 53 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1120 was unanimously adopted by a |
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54 | 54 | | rising vote of the House on April 17, 2023. |
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55 | 55 | | ______________________________ |
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56 | 56 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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