| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 124 |
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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 will forever cherish their |
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| 6 | 6 | | memories of Dr. Celia Arellano Gentry of San Benito, who passed |
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| 7 | 7 | | away on April 21, 2023, at the age of 91; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The daughter of Emeterio and Eva Arellano, Celia |
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| 9 | 9 | | Arellano Gentry was born in Aguascalientes, Mexico on March 3, |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1932; she lived a fulfilling and joyous childhood alongside her |
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| 11 | 11 | | siblings; Ernestine, Antonia, Emeterio, Aurora and Rosemary. |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Gentry graduated in 1952 from San Benito High |
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| 13 | 13 | | School where she was a member of the San Benito Band. She attended |
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| 14 | 14 | | Texas Womans University and graduated with a Bachelor degree in |
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| 15 | 15 | | Education. In 1979 she attended Pan American University and |
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| 16 | 16 | | graduated with a Masters Degree in Special Education and in 1986 |
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| 17 | 17 | | received her Doctorate in Child Psychology from Texas Womans |
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| 18 | 18 | | University. |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Her teaching career started in 1954 in Palacios |
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| 20 | 20 | | CISD. She taught in Harlingen CISD and San Benito CISD for more than |
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| 21 | 21 | | 25 years. Dr. Gentry retired from Fort Worth CISD in 1999. After her |
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| 22 | 22 | | retirement, Dr. Gentry continued working for Weslaco CISD where she |
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| 23 | 23 | | taught special education classes and children who were very ill and |
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| 24 | 24 | | home bound. For over a decade, Dr. Gentry worked with numerous |
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| 25 | 25 | | children who needed individualized tutoring, especially children |
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| 26 | 26 | | that were impacted during Covid. Her teaching career spanned over |
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| 27 | 27 | | 68 years and touched the lives of over 2,000 children |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, She took great pride in her three children, Leslie, |
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| 29 | 29 | | Bobby, and Yvonne; with the passage of time, her treasured family |
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| 30 | 30 | | grew to include six grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Celia Arellano Gentry lived a life that was rich |
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| 32 | 32 | | in personal and professional achievements, and she will forever be |
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| 33 | 33 | | a source of inspiration to those she leaves behind; now, therefore, |
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| 34 | 34 | | be it |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 36 | 36 | | Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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| 37 | 37 | | of Dr. Celia Arellano Gentry and extend heartfelt sympathy to the |
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| 38 | 38 | | members of her family: to her children, Leslie Whittemore, Bobby |
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| 39 | 39 | | Gentry and Yvonne Guerra; to her grandchildren, Christina Baker, |
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| 40 | 40 | | Katherine Whittaker, Bobby Gentry Jr., Westin Gentry, Taite Gentry, |
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| 41 | 41 | | and Elizabeth Carrillo; and to her other relatives and many |
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| 42 | 42 | | friends; and, be it further |
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| 43 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 44 | 44 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 45 | 45 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dr. Celia |
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| 46 | 46 | | Arellano Gentry. |
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| 47 | 47 | | Lopez of Cameron |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 50 | 50 | | I certify that H.R. No. 124 was unanimously adopted by a |
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| 51 | 51 | | rising vote of the House on December 5, 2023. |
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| 52 | 52 | | ______________________________ |
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| 53 | 53 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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