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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Mary Lou Schanen of Robstown passed away on |
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November 28, 2023, at the age of 69, leaving behind numerous loved |
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ones to cherish her memory; and |
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WHEREAS, A lifelong resident of Robstown, the former Mary Lou |
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Perez was born on July 3, 1954, to Helio and Beatriz Tagle Perez, |
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and she grew up with the companionship of four brothers, Helio, |
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Raul, David, and Alejandro, and three sisters, Rosa, Beatrice, and |
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Bertha; she went on to enjoy a rewarding 25-year career as a |
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certified nurse's assistant in the home health and nursing home |
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industry; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Schanen became the treasured matriarch of a |
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family that included her 5 children, Peter, Amie, Stephanie, Tammy, |
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and Leo, as well as her 14 grandchildren and her numerous nieces and |
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nephews; she was a devoted mother and grandmother, and she also |
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loved caring for her pets; in her leisure time, she enjoyed sewing, |
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gardening, cooking, and dancing to country and Tejano music; a |
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woman of devout faith, she was a valued member of St. Anthony |
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Catholic Church in Robstown; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Mary Lou Schanen is deeply missed, those |
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who held her dear will forever remember the warmth and kindness she |
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brought into their lives; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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of Mary Lou Schanen and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of |
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her family: to her children, Dr. Peter John Schanen and his wife, |
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Irma, Amie Schanen, Stephanie Schanen-Skimmyhorn and her husband, |
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William, Tammy Schanen, and Leo John Schanen III; to her brothers, |
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Helio Perez Jr. and his wife, Blascita, and Raul Perez and his wife, |
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Sylvia; to her sisters, Rosa Silguero, Beatrice Mesquias and her |
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husband, Richard, and Bertha Perez; to her grandchildren; and to |
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her other relatives and 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 Mary Lou |
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Schanen. |