| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 918 |
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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 were deeply saddened by the |
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| 6 | 6 | | passing of Armida Gonzalez of Corpus Christi on February 16, 2023, |
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| 7 | 7 | | at the age of 85; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The daughter of Domingo and Santa Curiel Garza, the |
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| 9 | 9 | | former Armida Garza was born in Corpus Christi on November 1, 1937, |
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| 10 | 10 | | and she grew up with the companionship of four siblings, Carmen, |
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| 11 | 11 | | Ruben, Domingo, and Amelia; throughout her youth, she excelled |
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| 12 | 12 | | academically and played multiple musical instruments, including |
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| 13 | 13 | | the violin, the clarinet, and the keyboard; she graduated from Roy |
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| 14 | 14 | | Miller High School in 1956; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, A devoted homemaker, Mrs. Gonzalez enjoyed a |
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| 16 | 16 | | rewarding family life with her husband, Leo Gonzalez Jr., with whom |
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| 17 | 17 | | she shared 53 years of marriage before his passing in 2013; she was |
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| 18 | 18 | | the proud mother of five children, Annette, Vivianna, Leo, Louis, |
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| 19 | 19 | | and Daniel, and with the passing years, she had the privilege of |
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| 20 | 20 | | watching her family grow to include eight granddaughters and a |
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| 21 | 21 | | great-grandson; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, A deeply religious woman, Mrs. Gonzalez was a |
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| 23 | 23 | | faithful parishioner of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church; |
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| 24 | 24 | | in her leisure time, she enjoyed sewing, listening to music, and |
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| 25 | 25 | | singing; in addition, she was a talented writer and poet; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Armida Gonzalez lived a rich and purposeful life |
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| 27 | 27 | | centered around her family and her faith, and she will long be |
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| 28 | 28 | | remembered with deep affection by all who knew her; now, therefore, |
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| 29 | 29 | | 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 Armida Gonzalez and |
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| 32 | 32 | | extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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| 33 | 33 | | children, Annette Morgan and her husband, Mike, Vivianna Coronado |
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| 34 | 34 | | and her husband, Steve, Leo Gonzalez and his wife, Cindie, Louis |
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| 35 | 35 | | Gonzalez, and Daniel Gonzalez; to her granddaughters, Ava Coronado |
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| 36 | 36 | | and Alina Coronado Rangel, Yajaira Rodriguez, Adrianna and |
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| 37 | 37 | | Alexandra Morgan, and Madeleine, Juliette, and Leah Gonzalez; to |
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| 38 | 38 | | her great-grandson, Idris Haji; and to her other relatives and |
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| 39 | 39 | | friends; and, be it further |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 41 | 41 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 42 | 42 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Armida |
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| 43 | 43 | | Gonzalez. |
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| 44 | 44 | | Herrero |
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| 45 | 45 | | ______________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 47 | 47 | | I certify that H.R. No. 918 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 48 | 48 | | rising vote of the House on April 14, 2023. |
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| 49 | 49 | | ______________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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