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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 27
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WHEREAS, A 75th wedding anniversary marks a lifetime of |
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mutual devotion and shared experiences, and Ezequiel and Maria |
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Anita Ramirez Silva of Brownsville are celebrating this joyous |
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milestone in their marriage on October 23, 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, Ezequiel Silva Sr. and the former Anita Ramirez |
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first met at a picnic on Easter Sunday in Brownsville in 1947; |
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looking dapper in his double-breasted suit, Mr. Silva caught the |
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eye of Ms. Ramirez, a recent Brownsville High School graduate; |
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after a courtship that included dates at the Capitol cinema and |
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dancing at the El Jardin Hotel, the couple were joined in |
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matrimony in 1948 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in |
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Brownsville; and |
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WHEREAS, Shortly after their union, Mr. and Mrs. Silva |
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settled in Brownsville to raise their family, which today |
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includes their five children, Ezequiel Silva Jr. and his wife, |
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Shirley, Hector Silva and his wife, Rosaura, Cynthia Silva |
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Martinez and her husband, Jose, Patsy Schanbaum and her husband, |
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Robert, and Daniel Rene Silva and his wife, Leticia; they have |
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been further blessed with 12 grandchildren, Ezequiel Silva III |
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and his wife, Erika, Marcus Silva and his wife, Natalie, Natalie |
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Lahti and her husband, Steve, Lauren Flores and her husband, Roy, |
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Sara Zamora and her husband, Rolando, Chris Martinez and his |
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wife, Cear, Nicholaus Schanbaum and his wife, Terri, Kimberly |
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Woolston and her husband, Jacob, Roni Bauman and her husband, |
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Brandon, Jamie Ann Schanbaum, and Eric and Danielle Silva, as |
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well as 17 great-grandchildren, Sophie, Matthew, Anthony, and |
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Aaron Silva, Ethan Carlson, Ethan and Judah Lahti, Evan and Evie |
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Flores, Michael and Sofia Zamora, Emily and Mason Schanbaum, |
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Logan and Brody Woolston, and Bobbie and Brenton Bauman; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Silva have enjoyed seven and a half |
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decades of abiding love and affection for each other, and they |
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are among an exceptional group of men and women who can claim such |
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a lasting commitment; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Ezequiel |
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Silva Sr. and Maria Anita Ramirez Silva on their 75th wedding |
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anniversary and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued |
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happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Silva as an expression of high regard |
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from the Texas Senate. |
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LaMantia |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on October 19, 2023. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |