| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2406 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of Jaime L. Capelo Sr. of |
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| 6 | 6 | | Corpus Christi were deeply saddened by his passing on April 21, |
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| 7 | 7 | | 2023, at the age of 87; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Jaime Capelo Sr. was born in Lockhart on August 29, |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1935, to Pedro and Aurora Capelo, and he grew up with the |
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| 10 | 10 | | companionship of seven siblings, Minerva, Viola, Abelardo V., |
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| 11 | 11 | | Pedro, Irma, Robert, and Abelardo G.; he dropped out of school in |
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| 12 | 12 | | the sixth grade to work in the cotton fields in order to help |
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| 13 | 13 | | support his family; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty, Mr. Capelo |
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| 15 | 15 | | served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War; he |
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| 16 | 16 | | obtained his GED while in the military, and following his return to |
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| 17 | 17 | | civilian life, he moved to Corpus Christi; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Capelo and his wife, Geri, enjoyed a rewarding |
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| 19 | 19 | | marriage that spanned more than five decades before her passing in |
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| 20 | 20 | | 2016; they were the devoted parents of two sons, Jaime and Glen, and |
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| 21 | 21 | | their family eventually grew to include eight grandchildren, |
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| 22 | 22 | | Berkeley, Audrey, Sam, Steven, Alex, Ben, Lily, and Elyse; |
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| 23 | 23 | | Mr. Capelo taught his sons the importance of education, family, and |
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| 24 | 24 | | hard work, and he looked on with pride as they both graduated from |
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| 25 | 25 | | Yale University; in his leisure time, he enjoyed cheering on the |
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| 26 | 26 | | Texas Longhorns; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Although Jaime Capelo Sr. is greatly missed, he has |
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| 28 | 28 | | left his family and friends with a wealth of memories that they will |
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| 29 | 29 | | forever cherish; now, therefore, be it |
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| 30 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 31 | 31 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Jaime L. Capelo Sr. |
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| 32 | 32 | | and extend sincere condolences to all those who mourn his passing; |
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| 33 | 33 | | and, be it further |
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| 34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 35 | 35 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 36 | 36 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jaime |
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| 37 | 37 | | Capelo Sr. |
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| 38 | 38 | | Guerra |
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| 39 | 39 | | ______________________________ |
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| 40 | 40 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 41 | 41 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2406 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 42 | 42 | | rising vote of the House on May 29, 2023. |
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| 43 | 43 | | ______________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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