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