H.R. No. 1155
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to
a close with the passing of Mary Patricia Puig Mueller of Corpus
Christi on April 2, 2023, at the age of 91; and
WHEREAS, The daughter of Dr. Valentine Lawrence Puig and
Louise Payne Puig, the former Patty Puig was born in Laredo on
December 10, 1931; after graduating from The University of Texas at
Austin with a degree in education and a minor in business, she moved
to Corpus Christi, where she began working as an elementary school
teacher and met her future husband, Joe Mueller, with whom she
shared 62 years of marriage before his passing in 2016; and
WHEREAS, Active in her community, Mrs. Mueller held
leadership positions in the Coastal Bend Community Foundation, the
Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce, the Gulf Coast Council of the
Boy Scouts of America, and the Nueces River Authority; she also
dedicated herself to the Corpus Christi Public Library Foundation
Board and helped raise funds for a new public library in Corpus
Christi; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Mueller strongly believed that "no one can take
your education away from you," and she and her husband gave
generously of their time and resources to scholarship funds across
Texas; moreover, she served on a number of university councils and
boards, including The University of Texas at Austin's Development
Board and the Texas A&M University Vision 2020 Advisory Council;
and
WHEREAS, Although she will be deeply missed, the passage of
time will never diminish the joy and love that Patty Puig Mueller
brought into the lives of all who knew her; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Mary Patricia Puig
Mueller and extend heartfelt condolences to the members of her
family: to her children, Michelle Mueller, Martha
Mueller-Guicciardini and her husband, Federico, Mary Pat "M. P."
Mueller, Paul Mueller and his wife, Beth, and Julianna Clardy and
her husband, Mike; to her sister, Sara Puig Laas; to her brother,
Dick Puig, and his wife, Ingrid; to her grandchildren and
great-grandchildren; and to her many other relatives and friends;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Patty Puig
Mueller.
Hunter
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1155 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on April 28, 2023.
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Chief Clerk of the House