| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 573 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to |
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| 6 | 6 | | a close with the passing of Atascosa County constable Preciliano |
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| 7 | 7 | | Medina on October 10, 2019, at the age of 66; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, "Percy" Medina was born in San Antonio on |
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| 9 | 9 | | January 12, 1953, to Preciliano Medina Sr. and Evalina Leija, and |
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| 10 | 10 | | he grew up with six siblings, Patricia, Teresa, Diana, Michael, |
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| 11 | 11 | | John David, and Phyllis; he attended Harlandale High School, and in |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1978, he opened Medina Electric Motor Repair in Pleasanton, which |
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| 13 | 13 | | he owned and operated for more than 40 years; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, In 1999, Mr. Medina was appointed the Precinct 1 |
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| 15 | 15 | | constable of Atascosa County, and for nearly two decades, he served |
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| 16 | 16 | | his fellow citizens with dignity and respect, always greeting |
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| 17 | 17 | | people with a smile, a handshake, and a kind word; he earned an |
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| 18 | 18 | | associate's degree at St. Philip's College, and he taught at Palo |
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| 19 | 19 | | Alto College, where he started a scholarship program for families |
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| 20 | 20 | | in need; a man of faith, he belonged to the Holy Name Society and |
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| 21 | 21 | | taught catechism at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in |
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| 22 | 22 | | Leming; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Medina enjoyed the love and support of his wife, |
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| 24 | 24 | | Roberta, with whom he shared a rewarding marriage of 46 years; the |
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| 25 | 25 | | couple were blessed with four children, Erica, Priscilla, Gabriel, |
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| 26 | 26 | | and Mark, who carry on and continue to expand his scholarship award |
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| 27 | | - | program; their family later grew to include eight grandchildren, |
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| 28 | | - | Joseph, Andrew, Samuel, Lucas, Emery, Hailey, Copeland, and |
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| 29 | | - | Kinsley; and |
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| 27 | + | program; their family later grew to include six grandchildren, |
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| 28 | + | Joseph, Andrew, Samuel, Lucas, Emery, and Hailey; and |
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| 30 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Deeply dedicated to his family, his faith, and his |
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| 31 | 30 | | community, Percy Medina earned the lasting respect and admiration |
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| 32 | 31 | | of all who were privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 34 | 33 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Preciliano Medina |
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| 35 | 34 | | and extend heartfelt condolences to his loved ones; and, be it |
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| 36 | 35 | | further |
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| 37 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 38 | 37 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 39 | 38 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Percy |
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| 40 | 39 | | Medina. |
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| 41 | 40 | | King of Uvalde |
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| 42 | 41 | | ______________________________ |
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| 43 | 42 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 44 | 43 | | I certify that H.R. No. 573 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 45 | 44 | | rising vote of the House on March 30, 2023. |
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| 46 | 45 | | ______________________________ |
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| 47 | 46 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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