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1-SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 31
2- In Memory
3- of
4- Mario Martinez
5- WHEREAS, The death of Mario A. Martinez on June 28, 2023,
6- at the age of 69, has profoundly saddened the many people whose
7- lives he touched over the course of a noteworthy career spanning
8- nearly five decades in the legislative community; and
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2+ By: Menéndez, et al. S.R. No. 31
3+
4+
5+ R E S O L U T I O N
6+ WHEREAS, The death of Mario A. Martinez on June 28, 2023, at
7+ the age of 69, has profoundly saddened the many people whose lives
8+ he touched over the course of a noteworthy career spanning nearly
9+ five decades in the legislative community; and
910 WHEREAS, The son of Charlie Martinez Jr. and Mary Louise
1011 Martinez, Mario Martinez was born in Bay City on June 2, 1954; he
1112 grew up with three siblings, Cecilia, Julia, and Charlie; after
12- graduating from Southwest Texas State University with a
13- bachelor's degree in criminal justice, he began working as a
14- legislative aide to State Representative Tom Uher and rose to
15- become chief of staff; he went on to serve as governmental
16- affairs director for the Texas State Troopers Association for
17- more than a decade; and
18- WHEREAS, Mr. Martinez married the love of his life,
19- Louann, in 1994, and they became the parents of two treasured
20- daughters, Avery and McKenna; the couple founded the consulting
21- firm Martinez & Associates in 1996, and until his passing,
22- Mr. Martinez represented major industries and law enforcement
23- entities, providing expertise regarding a number of challenging
24- issues; a loyal and diligent advocate for his clients, he
25- distinguished himself through his integrity, professionalism,
26- and deep expertise in the inner workings of government; his big
27- heart, engaging personality, and wonderful sense of humor
28- brought him numerous close friendships, and he was a kind mentor
29- to many; and
30- WHEREAS, Above all, Mr. Martinez was dedicated to his
31- family; he encouraged his daughters to follow their dreams while
32- instilling the importance of education, a strong work ethic, and
33- good character; in addition, he shared with them his love of
34- hunting, fishing, and adopting stray animals; he also enjoyed
35- spending time in Rockport on his boat; and
13+ graduating from Southwest Texas State University with a bachelor's
14+ degree in criminal justice, he began working as a legislative aide
15+ to State Representative Tom Uher and rose to become chief of staff;
16+ he went on to serve as governmental affairs director for the Texas
17+ State Troopers Association for more than a decade; and
18+ WHEREAS, Mr. Martinez married the love of his life, Louann,
19+ in 1994, and they became the parents of two treasured daughters,
20+ Avery and McKenna; the couple founded the consulting firm Martinez &
21+ Associates in 1996, and until his passing, Mr. Martinez
22+ represented major industries and law enforcement entities,
23+ providing expertise regarding a number of challenging issues; a
24+ loyal and diligent advocate for his clients, he distinguished
25+ himself through his integrity, professionalism, and deep expertise
26+ in the inner workings of government; his big heart, engaging
27+ personality, and wonderful sense of humor brought him numerous
28+ close friendships, and he was a kind mentor to many; and
29+ WHEREAS, Above all, Mr. Martinez was dedicated to his family;
30+ he encouraged his daughters to follow their dreams while instilling
31+ the importance of education, a strong work ethic, and good
32+ character; in addition, he shared with them his love of hunting,
33+ fishing, and adopting stray animals; he also enjoyed spending time
34+ in Rockport on his boat; and
3635 WHEREAS, Deeply caring, Mario Martinez sought to use his
3736 skill and influence not only for the benefit of his clients, but
3837 also for the betterment of Texas, and he will be greatly missed by
3938 all who were privileged to share in the richness of his life; now,
4039 therefore, be it
41- RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
42- Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory
43- of Mario A. Martinez and extend sincere condolences to the
44- members of his family: to his wife, Louann Martinez; to his
45- daughters, Avery Martinez and her fiancé, Ryan Harrington, and
46- McKenna Martinez; to his honorary daughter, Meg Green; to his
47- sisters, Cecilia Martinez and Julia Ebanks and her husband,
48- Ernie; to his brother, Charlie Martinez III, and his wife,
49- Theresa; to his nephew, Charles Martinez, and his partner, Trevor
50- Kent; to his nieces, Nicole Martinez, Mallory Dracket and her
51- husband, Demiko, and Annemarie Ebanks; to his great-nieces,
52- Clarice and Addison Warnock; and to his other relatives and host
53- of friends; and, be it further
40+ RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 2nd
41+ Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Mario
42+ A. Martinez and extend sincere condolences to the members of his
43+ family: to his wife, Louann Martinez; to his daughters, Avery
44+ Martinez and her fiancé, Ryan Harrington, and McKenna Martinez; to
45+ his honorary daughter, Meg Green; to his sisters, Cecilia Martinez
46+ and Julia Ebanks and her husband, Ernie; to his brother, Charlie
47+ Martinez III, and his wife, Theresa; to his nephew, Charles
48+ Martinez, and his partner, Trevor Kent; to his nieces, Nicole
49+ Martinez, Mallory Dracket and her husband, Demiko, and Annemarie
50+ Ebanks; to his great-nieces, Clarice and Addison Warnock; and to
51+ his other relatives and host of friends; and, be it further
5452 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
55- prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns
56- this day, it do so in memory of Mario Martinez.
57- Menéndez
58- Alvarado Hancock Nichols Alvarado Hancock Nichols
59-Alvarado Hancock Nichols
60- Bettencourt Hinojosa Parker Bettencourt Hinojosa Parker
61-Bettencourt Hinojosa Parker
62- Birdwell Huffman Paxton Birdwell Huffman Paxton
63-Birdwell Huffman Paxton
64- Blanco Hughes Perry Blanco Hughes Perry
65-Blanco Hughes Perry
66- Campbell Johnson Schwertner Campbell Johnson Schwertner
67-Campbell Johnson Schwertner
68- Creighton King Sparks Creighton King Sparks
69-Creighton King Sparks
70- Eckhardt Kolkhorst Springer Eckhardt Kolkhorst Springer
71-Eckhardt Kolkhorst Springer
72- Flores LaMantia West Flores LaMantia West
73-Flores LaMantia West
74- Gutierrez Middleton Whitmire Gutierrez Middleton Whitmire
75-Gutierrez Middleton Whitmire
76- Hall Miles Zaffirini Hall Miles Zaffirini
77-Hall Miles Zaffirini
78- Patrick, President of the Senate
79- ________________________________
80- President of the Senate
81- I hereby certify that the
82- above Resolution was adopted by
83- the Senate on July 12, 2023, by a
84- rising vote.
85- ________________________________
86- Secretary of the Senate
87- ________________________________
88- Member, Texas Senate
89-
90-Alvarado Hancock Nichols
91-
92-Bettencourt Hinojosa Parker
93-
94-Birdwell Huffman Paxton
95-
96-Blanco Hughes Perry
97-
98-Campbell Johnson Schwertner
99-
100-Creighton King Sparks
101-
102-Eckhardt Kolkhorst Springer
103-
104-Flores LaMantia West
105-
106-Gutierrez Middleton Whitmire
107-
108-Hall Miles Zaffirini
53+ prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this
54+ day, it do so in memory of Mario Martinez.