| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2532 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The life of an admired public servant drew to a close |
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| 6 | 6 | | with the passing of former Duval County constable Ramiro G. Perez of |
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| 7 | 7 | | Concepcion, on May 14, 2022, at the age of 73; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The son of Jesus and Alda Perez, Ramiro Perez was |
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| 9 | 9 | | born in Starr County on April 9, 1949; he grew up with the |
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| 10 | 10 | | companionship of 11 siblings, Maria, Jesus, Maximo, Reynaldo, |
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| 11 | 11 | | Leocadia, Rene, Ruben, Roy, Alda, Linda, and Rhonda, and attended |
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| 12 | 12 | | schools in Concepcion, Benavides, and Premont; he later enrolled at |
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| 13 | 13 | | Del Mar College and earned associate's, bachelor's, and master's |
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| 14 | 14 | | degrees in criminal justice; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, In 1976, Mr. Perez successfully ran for the office |
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| 16 | 16 | | of Precinct 4 constable of Duval County as a write-in candidate; he |
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| 17 | 17 | | served in that position until 1984 and continued in the role of |
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| 18 | 18 | | sheriff's deputy from 1988 to 1996, when he was again elected |
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| 19 | 19 | | constable; his career in law enforcement spanned a total of 40 |
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| 20 | 20 | | years, until his retirement from Duval County on January 6, 2021; |
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| 21 | 21 | | along the way, he mentored many deputies and enjoyed a strong bond |
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| 22 | 22 | | of camaraderie with his colleagues in the department, who always |
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| 23 | 23 | | knew they could count on him to assist at a moment's notice; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Constable Perez married the former Linda Esparza on |
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| 25 | 25 | | June 15, 1979, and his beloved family also included his three |
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| 26 | 26 | | children, Lynda, Ramiro, and Cynthia; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Although the death of Ramiro Perez has brought great |
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| 28 | 28 | | sorrow to all who knew him, he leaves behind a record of service |
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| 29 | 29 | | that his loved ones can remember with pride; 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 memory of former Duval County |
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| 32 | 32 | | constable Ramiro G. Perez and extend sincere sympathy to all those |
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| 33 | 33 | | who mourn his passing; 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 Ramiro |
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| 37 | 37 | | Perez. |
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| 38 | 38 | | Guillen |
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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. 2532 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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