| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1276 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Hiral and Chandresh Patel have demonstrated great |
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| 6 | 6 | | kindness toward a family in need by welcoming a child, Gaddiel |
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| 7 | 7 | | Esponilla, into their home and into their hearts; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Gaddiel Esponilla tragically lost his mother, Sitti |
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| 9 | 9 | | Esponilla, on May 25, 2020, only two weeks after his birth; |
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| 10 | 10 | | Gaddiel's father, Rem Esponilla, had no relatives in the United |
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| 11 | 11 | | States and found himself unable to care for the newborn and the |
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| 12 | 12 | | Esponillas' other child, Lana, after his wife's death; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Hiral Patel, a friend of Sitti Esponilla who worked |
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| 14 | 14 | | with her at Memorial Hermann Hospital, stepped forward to care for |
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| 15 | 15 | | Gaddiel on the day that Mrs. Esponilla was hospitalized; she and |
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| 16 | 16 | | her husband, Chandresh Patel, are the parents of three children, |
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| 17 | 17 | | Neelam, Diya, and Adarsh, and they have devoted themselves to |
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| 18 | 18 | | providing for Gaddiel just as they have for their own family; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, After COVID-19 travel restrictions were lifted, Rem |
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| 20 | 20 | | Esponilla's sister and Sitti Esponilla's mother were able to come to |
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| 21 | 21 | | the United States from the Philippines and take over as Gaddiel's |
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| 22 | 22 | | caregivers; Hiral and Chandresh Patel have since continued to keep |
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| 23 | 23 | | Gaddiel at their home on weekends to help out the child's father; as |
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| 24 | 24 | | devout Hindus, Mr. and Mrs. Patel have derived much comfort and |
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| 25 | 25 | | strength from their faith in handling this challenging yet |
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| 26 | 26 | | rewarding situation, and the temple of BAPS Shri Swaminarayan |
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| 27 | 27 | | Mandir in Houston also served as an invaluable resource to the |
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| 28 | 28 | | Esponilla family by assisting with the funeral arrangements for |
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| 29 | 29 | | Mrs. Esponilla; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Through their act of compassion, Hiral and Chandresh |
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| 31 | 31 | | Patel have made a profound difference in the lives of a family |
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| 32 | 32 | | coping with an unimaginable tragedy, and they have set an inspiring |
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| 33 | 33 | | example for their fellow Texans; 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 commend Hiral and Chandresh Patel for helping |
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| 36 | 36 | | the Esponilla family in their time of mourning and extend to Mr. and |
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| 37 | 37 | | Mrs. Patel sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 39 | 39 | | prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Patel as an expression of high regard by |
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| 40 | 40 | | the Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 41 | 41 | | Jetton |
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| 42 | 42 | | ______________________________ |
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| 43 | 43 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 44 | 44 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1276 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 45 | 45 | | 6, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 46 | 46 | | ______________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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