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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of Angelita Perez Garza of Corpus Christi, who passed away on |
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January 17, 2020, at the age of 92; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Jesus and Maria Perez, Angelita |
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Perez was born on January 9, 1928, and she grew up with two |
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siblings, Tiburcio and Maria Anita; she was a loving wife to Jose |
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Valdemar Garza and a devoted mother to her 11 children, Isabel, |
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Lupe, Richard, Jose, Abelardo, Roland, Rene, Johnny, Deborah Ann, |
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Daniel, and the late Belinda I. Garza; with the passing years, she |
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was further blessed with 31 grandchildren and 49 |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Following the sudden death of her husband in 1974, |
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Ms. Garza became the sole provider for her family, working long |
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hours seven days a week as a maid for prominent local businessmen |
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and politicians, including former Governor Ann Richards; through |
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her example and her teaching, she instilled in her children the |
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values of discipline, loyalty, respect, love of family, service to |
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others, and a deep religious faith; and |
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WHEREAS, Inspired by her Lipan Apache heritage to help fellow |
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community members in need, Ms. Garza contributed her time and |
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talents to the Memorial Hospital Senior Volunteer Program and |
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Senior Community Services; she was also a member of the Sacred Heart |
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Society at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Gregory, Texas, |
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and the Diocese of Corpus Christi; in addition, she greatly enjoyed |
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folklorico dancing; and |
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WHEREAS, Courageous, steadfast, and generous, Angelita Garza |
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lived a caring and purposeful life centered around her family and |
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her community, and those who held her dear will forever remember the |
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warmth and kindness she brought into their lives; now, therefore, |
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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 pay tribute to the memory |
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of Angelita Perez Garza and extend heartfelt sympathy to the |
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members of her family: to her children, Isabel Lueckemeyer, Lupe |
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Garcia and her husband, Hector, Richard Ortega, Jose Garza Jr., |
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Abelardo Garza, Roland Perez Garza, Rene Garza and his wife, Maria, |
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Johnny Garza, Deborah Ann Perez, and Daniel Garza; to her sister, |
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Maria Anita Lozano; to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren; |
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and to her other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Angelita |
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Perez Garza. |