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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life lived with joy and enthusiasm drew to a close |
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with the passing of Rhoberta Lakehomer Leeser of El Paso on November |
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13, 2020, at the age of 89; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Rhoberta Lakehomer was born on June 13, |
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1931, to Jorge Lakehomer and Lillian Kesaler; she exchanged wedding |
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vows with Arthur Leeser on July 14, 1950, in Chihuahua, Mexico, and |
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they shared a rewarding marriage that spanned more than six and a |
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half decades until his death in 2018; the couple became the devoted |
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parents of seven children, George, Rose, Bonny, Oscar, Arthur, |
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Lailah, and Nannette; later in life, Mrs. Leeser was blessed with |
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13 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren, and she delighted in |
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family gatherings; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Leeser lived in Chihuahua City for many years |
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and taught at the National Autonomous University of Mexico before |
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moving back to El Paso; there, she was a longtime employee of The |
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Popular Dry Goods Company, and she enjoyed great success as a real |
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estate agent, becoming a multimillion-dollar producer with The |
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Advantage, Realtors, of which she was a founding partner; the |
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mother of El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser, Mrs. Leeser was beloved by |
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area residents for her appearances in television commercials for |
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her son's auto dealership; and |
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WHEREAS, Those who were privileged to share in this treasured |
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woman's love and friendship will always remember her with great |
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admiration and affection; 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 Rhoberta Lakehomer |
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Leeser and extend deepest condolences to her relatives and friends; |
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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 Rhoberta |
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Leeser. |