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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Dr. Alma Sánchez Pérez of San Angelo on September 11, |
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2023, at the age of 78; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Sonora on January 8, 1945, the former Alma |
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Sánchez was the eldest child of Alfredo and Marcelina Sánchez; |
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after graduating from Sonora High School in 1963, she earned a |
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degree from Angelo State College in 1967; shortly thereafter, she |
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married Louis Pérez Jr. and moved to Lubbock to begin her career as |
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a teacher; the couple relocated to San Angelo in 1974, and they |
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shared in the joy of raising three children, Louie, Marisol, and |
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Stephanie; in her later years, she delighted in welcoming into her |
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family seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, A lifelong activist, Dr. Pérez joined the American |
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GI Forum as a student and went on to become an active member of |
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LULAC; she taught naturalization and English classes to many in her |
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community, and she encouraged Mexican Americans to participate in |
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civic life and to exercise their right to vote; in addition, she |
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served as the director for the religious education program at |
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St. Joseph Catholic Church and volunteered her time on several |
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civic advisory boards in the San Angelo community; she and her |
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husband also had the distinction of being among the founding owners |
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of La Unica Broadcasting, which was established in 1985; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Pérez was a firm believer in education, which |
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led her to pursue and complete a Ph.D. at The University of Texas at |
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Austin in 2007, when she was 62 years old; her final teaching |
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position was a graduate distance learning course at the University |
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of Southern California, and she demonstrated her intellectual |
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curiosity as an avid reader until the date of her passing; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Alma Sánchez Pérez inspired those around her |
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with her unwavering commitment to her ideals and her determination |
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to better the lives of others, and she leaves behind a legacy that |
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will forever be cherished by those she leaves behind; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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of Dr. Alma Sánchez Pérez and extend sincere sympathy to the |
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members of her family: to her children, Louie Pérez and his wife, |
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Amy, Marisol Pérez and her husband, David Armendáriz, and Stephanie |
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Minjarez and her husband, Jesse Rene; to her grandchildren, Jordan |
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Rene Minjarez and his wife, Yvonne, Joshua and Jonah Minjarez, |
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Karina and Andrew Pérez, and Xiména and Xótchitl Armendáriz; to her |
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great-grandchildren, Anali Montserrat and Amiyah Minjarez; and to |
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her other relatives and many dear friends; 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 Dr. Alma |
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Sánchez Pérez. |
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Darby |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 29 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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vote of the House on November 1, 2023. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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