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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to |
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a close with the passing of Dr. Jose Luis Aliseda of McAllen on |
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September 2, 2020; and |
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WHEREAS, Jose Aliseda was born in Badajoz, Spain, in 1934; |
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his father was a senator in the Republican government, and his |
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family was forced to move at the height of the Spanish Civil War, |
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first to France and then ultimately to Mexico City, which was |
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welcoming war refugees; he went on to work at his father's pharmacy, |
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and it was there that he met the love of his life, the former Laura |
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Rios; they exchanged wedding vows on October 23, 1955, embarking on |
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a journey together that would span nearly six and a half decades; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The couple subsequently settled in the Chicago area, |
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where Dr. Aliseda completed his residency in anesthesiology and |
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entered practice at Little Company of Mary and at Illinois Masonic |
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Hospitals; drafted by the U.S. Army in 1968, he worked in mobile |
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hospitals along the Vietnam border for several years and rose to the |
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rank of lieutenant colonel; in 1973, Dr. Aliseda and his family |
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relocated to McAllen, where his anesthesiology group provided |
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services to hospitals across the Rio Grande Valley until his |
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retirement; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Dr. Aliseda enjoyed the love |
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and support of his wife, who preceded him in death on August 19, |
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2020; he was the devoted father of three children, Jose, Tina, and |
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Ernie, and he took great pride in his eight grandchildren, Ryan, |
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Lynn Marie, Larry, Cristina, Nicolas, Allie, Sofia, and Natali; |
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possessed of an insatiable curiosity, he delighted in traveling, |
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reading, and studying history; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Jose Aliseda's death has brought great |
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sorrow to those who loved him, his life was an inspiring example of |
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the good that one person can accomplish; now, 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 Dr. Jose Luis |
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Aliseda; and, 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 Dr. Jose |
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Aliseda. |