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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 Marta San Miguel, who passed away on February 15, 2020, at the |
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age of 81; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Marta Martinez was born in San Antonio on |
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August 24, 1938, to Victoriano and Rosalia Martinez; she was raised |
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with eight siblings, Victoriano, Jesus, Vicente, Guadalupe, |
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Nellie, Nancy, Valentin, and Robert, and she graduated from Sidney |
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Lanier High School in 1956; displaying a strong work ethic from an |
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early age, she tended to cotton fields and was employed as a hotel |
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elevator operator; she went on to attend beauty college and worked |
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for National Hair Experts; and |
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WHEREAS, Embarking on a career with the City of San Antonio, |
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Mrs. San Miguel became the first woman to serve as EMS collector and |
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as a right-of-way agent; moreover, she held the titles of tax |
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licensing inspector and tax office supervisor, and she was a member |
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of the health department field staff and the San Antonio Model City |
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Commissioner board; a dedicated activist, she filed a federal |
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lawsuit against the city for gender-based discrimination; in later |
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years, she was involved with Las Comandrinas, a group of retired |
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female city employees; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Mrs. San Miguel enjoyed the |
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love and support of her husband, Arturo San Miguel, with whom she |
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shared a rewarding marriage that spanned more than six decades; she |
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was the devoted mother of four children, Arturo, Anthony, Velia, |
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and Simona, and she took great pride in her grandchildren; through |
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the years, she was a valued congregant of Immaculate Conception |
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Church and St. Paul Catholic Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Possessed of a warm and generous nature and a joyous |
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zest for life, Marta San Miguel brightened the world for all who |
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knew her, and they will forever hold her close in their hearts; 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 Marta San Miguel and |
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extend sincere condolences to her many relatives 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 her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Marta San |
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Miguel. |