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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 100th birthday of an esteemed Texan is truly |
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cause for celebration, and Ofelia Mata Lugo Garcia is marking this |
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momentous milestone in her life on September 30, 2021; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Secundino Mata and Toribia Lugo, the |
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former Ofelia Mata Lugo was born in San Pedro, Tamaulipas, Mexico, |
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in 1921; both her parents died while she was quite young, and her |
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aunt Loretta Lugo helped to raise her and her siblings Jose, |
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Guadalupe "Lupita," Virginia, Pilar, and Humberto; her family also |
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included two more brothers, Alfonso and Julian; she married Leonel |
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Garcia Sanchez on October 7, 1950, and they became the parents of |
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five children, Ruben, Salvador, Bertha, Leonel, and Dora Elia; and |
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WHEREAS, Early in her marriage, Mrs. Garcia lived next to her |
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in-laws in Rancho La Palangana, Tamaulipas, and she adored her |
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husband's young siblings as though they were her own; while he |
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worked across the border in Mercedes, she cared for her ailing aunt |
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until her passing in 1963; Mrs. Garcia and her children then joined |
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Mr. Garcia in Mercedes, and she became a proud U.S. citizen in 1967; |
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they traveled with their extended family to Ohio and Michigan for |
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seasonal agricultural work, and Mrs. Garcia treasures her memories |
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of this era because while picking and packaging vegetables and |
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fruit, she delighted in the company of so many loved ones; at home, |
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she enjoyed gardening, cooking, dancing, and listening to music |
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while doing her chores; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Mrs. Garcia is the treasured matriarch of a |
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fine family that has grown to include 13 grandchildren and 24 |
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great-grandchildren; she continues to cheer on the Mercedes Tigers |
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and Dallas Cowboys, and her wonderful sense of humor brightens the |
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days of her family and friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Ofelia Garcia has met the challenges and |
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opportunities of a long life with grace and optimism, and she is a |
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source of wisdom, joy, and inspiration to all who are fortunate |
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enough to know her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Ofelia Garcia |
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on her 100th birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Garcia as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |