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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their |
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memories of Natividad Diaz of Palmview, who died on February 5, |
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2021, at the age of 81; and |
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WHEREAS, Natividad Diaz was born to Natividad Diaz Sr. and |
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Bernarda Diaz Villarreal in El Azúcar, Tamaulipas, Mexico, on |
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September 3, 1939, and he grew up with six siblings, Antonio, |
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Enrique, Siria, Elida, Consuelo, and Victoriana; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Diaz emigrated from Mexico to California in the |
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early 1960s, and he made his living as a farmworker for a time |
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before embarking on a long and successful career as a norteño and |
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conjunto musician; alongside his cousin Tiburcio Saenz, Mr. Diaz |
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played the drums, wrote songs, and served as music manager for Los |
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Regionales de Tejas, and he later joined his uncle Juan Benavidez's |
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band, Los Vigilantes; he also toured with Los Alegres de Terán and |
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created his own conjunto group, Los Cardenales; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1985, Mr. Diaz moved to the Rio Grande Valley, |
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and in 1992, he settled in Palmview, where he continued to play |
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music and maintain his farmland across the river in El Azúcar; for |
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many years, his group Los Vigilantes del Bravo, which recreated his |
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uncle's band from the 1960s, delighted fans of norteño and conjunto |
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music across South Texas and Tamaulipas; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Diaz enjoyed the love and |
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support of his wife, Teresa, with whom he shared 55 years; he took |
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great pride in his five children, Jose, Ricardo, Norma, Bernarda, |
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and Daniel, and he experienced the joy of welcoming into his family |
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nine grandchildren, Noreen, Heather, Clarissa, Christian, Marissa, |
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Tristen, Gabriela, Jonah, and Jordan, and three |
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great-grandchildren, Giselle, Nathan, and Ely; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted family man and a gifted musician, |
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Natividad Diaz lived a rich and purposeful life, and he will forever |
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be a source of inspiration to those he leaves behind; 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 memory of Natividad Diaz and |
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extend heartfelt sympathy to his many friends and loved ones; 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 Natividad |
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Diaz. |
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Canales |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 344 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 25, 2021. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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