| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1375 |
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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 incalculable loss |
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| 6 | 6 | | with the tragic passing of Amerie Jo Garza of Uvalde on |
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| 7 | 7 | | May 24, 2022, at the age of 10; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Born in Uvalde on May 10, 2012, Amerie Garza was |
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| 9 | 9 | | cherished deeply by her parents, Kimberly Garcia and Alfred Garza |
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| 10 | 10 | | III; she was a doting sister to her little brother, Zayne, and her |
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| 11 | 11 | | loving family further included her stepfather, Angel, and her |
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| 12 | 12 | | father's partner, Viviana, as well as her grandparents, aunts, |
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| 13 | 13 | | uncles, and numerous cousins; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Amerie, a kind and gentle girl with a lively |
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| 15 | 15 | | attitude, could light up a room with her presence; she treasured the |
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| 16 | 16 | | time she spent with her loved ones, and in addition to excelling at |
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| 17 | 17 | | school as an honor roll student, she was a dedicated member of the |
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| 18 | 18 | | Girl Scouts who took great pride in the badges she earned; she had a |
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| 19 | 19 | | passion for drawing, painting, and working with clay, and her dream |
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| 20 | 20 | | was to one day turn her creativity into a career as an art teacher; |
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| 21 | 21 | | though young, she had demonstrated the courage to stand up for |
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| 22 | 22 | | others, and she was posthumously honored for her bravery with the |
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| 23 | 23 | | Girl Scouts' Bronze Cross award; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Blessed with a heart of gold and an indomitable |
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| 25 | 25 | | spirit, Amerie Garza is profoundly missed, and the memories she has |
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| 26 | 26 | | left behind will forever be treasured by all who were privileged to |
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| 27 | 27 | | share in her love and friendship; now, therefore, be it |
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| 28 | 28 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 29 | 29 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Amerie Jo Garza and |
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| 30 | 30 | | extend deepest condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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| 31 | 31 | | father, Alfred Garza III, and his partner, Viviana Granados; to her |
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| 32 | 32 | | mother, Kimberly Garcia, and her husband, Angel Garza; to her |
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| 33 | 33 | | brother, Zayne Garza; to her grandparents, Alfredo Garza Jr., Dora |
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| 34 | 34 | | Mendoza and her husband, Fidencio Garcia, Berlinda Arreola and her |
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| 35 | 35 | | husband, Ponciano, and Joe Garza and his wife, Gracie; to her aunts, |
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| 36 | 36 | | Laura Garza, Vivian Garcia, Victoria Garcia, Desirae Garza, and |
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| 37 | 37 | | Sara Garza; to her uncles, Jose Martinez, Fidencio Garcia Jr., |
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| 38 | 38 | | Christopher Carbajal, Joe Garza Jr., and Jeremy Garza; to her |
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| 39 | 39 | | cousins; and to the countless others in Uvalde and beyond who mourn |
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| 40 | 40 | | her passing; and, be it further |
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| 41 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 42 | 42 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 43 | 43 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of |
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| 44 | 44 | | Amerie Garza. |
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| 45 | 45 | | King of Uvalde |
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| 46 | 46 | | ______________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 48 | 48 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1375 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 49 | 49 | | rising vote of the House on May 2, 2023. |
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| 50 | 50 | | ______________________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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