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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Wilmer are mourning the loss of former |
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mayor Alberto Hector Casarez, who passed away on November 27, 2020, |
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at the age of 57; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Maria and Alberto Casarez, Hector Casarez |
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was born in Mathis on August 1, 1963, and grew up with a brother, |
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Ruben, and a sister, Lydia; he graduated from Hutchins Baptist High |
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School and went on to earn a bachelor's degree in accounting from |
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The University of Texas at Dallas; for many years, he was employed |
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as an accountant; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in civic life, Mr. Casarez was appointed as |
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Wilmer's first Hispanic mayor in 2011; he demonstrated an |
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exceptional commitment to the education of young people, and during |
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his nearly three-year tenure, he worked tirelessly to bring the |
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community a new school; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Casarez was deeply devoted to his family, which |
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grew to include his brother-in-law, Michael Pena, and four nieces, |
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Leslie Beal and her husband, Robert, Nikki Clemons and her husband, |
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Daniel, Aimee Pruitt and her husband, Dusty, and Ashley Casarez; he |
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enjoyed traveling with his loved ones and taking them to sporting |
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events and NASCAR races; through the years, he delighted in |
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watching his treasured nieces raise their own children; and |
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WHEREAS, Kind and caring, Hector Casarez made a meaningful |
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difference in the lives of his loved ones and fellow citizens alike, |
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and his contributions will be fondly remembered by all; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Alberto Hector |
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Casarez and extend sincere sympathy to his family and friends; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of the |
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Honorable Alberto Hector Casarez. |