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6 | 6 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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7 | 7 | | WHEREAS, The family and friends of Bianca Elise Ambriz of |
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8 | 8 | | Poteet suffered an immeasurable loss with her untimely passing on |
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9 | 9 | | January 24, 2025, at the age of 43; and |
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10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Born in San Antonio on November 25, 1981, Bianca |
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11 | 11 | | Ambriz was the daughter of Elisa and Patrick Bernal and George and |
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12 | 12 | | Judith Willingham; granddaughter of Mary Esther Bernal and former |
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13 | 13 | | state representative, state senator, and State Board of Education |
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14 | 14 | | member Joe Bernal; she was affectionately known as "Binx" from an |
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15 | 15 | | early age; devoted to her husband, Justin Ambriz, and daughter, |
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16 | 16 | | Julia Ann McDonald, she brought new meaning to the term |
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17 | 17 | | "homemaker," taking on spontaneous construction projects as well as |
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18 | 18 | | cooking delicious meals, whether in the kitchen or on the grill; and |
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19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Ambriz provided full-time care for a team of |
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20 | 20 | | horses, and she fostered community among the many friends who |
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21 | 21 | | shared her love of rodeo, including fellow members of the |
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22 | 22 | | Bluebonnet Barrel Racing Association; admired as a true cowgirl, |
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23 | 23 | | she was fearless and athletic, having found healing, strength, and |
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24 | 24 | | serenity in her work with horses; and |
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25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Both fun-loving and hardworking, Mrs. Ambriz was |
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26 | 26 | | licensed in the securities industry; she excelled in her career |
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27 | 27 | | with Citi Wealth Management, easily grasping complex procedures and |
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28 | 28 | | systems; every weekday, she was immersed in her tasks by 6:30 a.m., |
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29 | 29 | | and any time a client had an account issue, she resolved it with |
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30 | 30 | | dispatch; she was a generous mentor, maintaining high standards on |
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31 | 31 | | her team while also nurturing her "work family"; her colleagues |
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32 | 32 | | enjoyed seeing her videos of her daughter on horseback and her pets, |
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33 | 33 | | among them treasured miniature Australian shepherd Slider; and |
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34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Ambriz was sustained by her loved ones and |
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35 | 35 | | strong faith in her courageous battle against cancer; she passed |
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36 | 36 | | away one day before her grandfather, former state senator Joe |
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37 | 37 | | J. Bernal, and two days before her grandmother, Elida Hernandez; |
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38 | 38 | | preceding her in death were her grandparents, Candelaria Peña, |
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39 | 39 | | Mary-Esther Bernal, and Michael and Josefa Willingham; and |
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40 | 40 | | WHEREAS, Bianca Ambriz led a life that was rich in the |
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41 | 41 | | intangibles that matter most, and she will forever hold a special |
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42 | 42 | | place in the hearts of all who were privileged to share in her love |
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43 | 43 | | and affection; now, therefore, be it |
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44 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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45 | 45 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Bianca Elise Ambriz |
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46 | 46 | | and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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47 | 47 | | husband, Justin Ambriz; to her daughter, Julia Ann McDonald; to her |
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48 | 48 | | parents, Elisa and Patrick Bernal and George and Judith Willingham; |
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49 | 49 | | to her siblings, George, Michael, Carlos, Gabriel, Jeremy, and |
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50 | 50 | | Jacqueline; to her grandmother, Frances Moya; and to her many other |
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51 | 51 | | relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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52 | 52 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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53 | 53 | | prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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54 | 54 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Bianca |
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55 | 55 | | Ambriz. |
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