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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life well lived may help to comfort |
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those saddened by the passing of Jesus Maldonado of Weslaco on |
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December 27, 2022, at the age of 75; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Manuel and Elvia Maldonado, "Chuy" |
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Maldonado was born in Weslaco on December 22, 1947, and he grew up |
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with the companionship of six siblings, Gloria, Maria, Guadalupe, |
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Nilda, Nicolas, and Marta; he played on the Weslaco High School |
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football team, and he was awarded a scholarship to attend Pan |
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American University, where he earned both a bachelor's degree and a |
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master's degree; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Maldonado enjoyed a rewarding career as a |
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chemist with the United States Department of Agriculture that |
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spanned 44 years; over the course of his tenure, he became an expert |
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on honey and honeybees, and he was a member of the committee that |
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named the Texas 1015 Sweet Onion, which is now grown throughout the |
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Rio Grande Valley; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Maldonado benefited from |
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the love and support of his wife, Ernestina, whom he first met in |
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middle school; he was a devoted father to his three daughters, |
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Yvette, Yvonne, and Daisy, and with the passing years, he had the |
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pleasure of seeing his family grow to include seven grandchildren, |
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Marcus, Jiovana, Jaisy, Bryan, Brandon, Brooks, and Bryssa, and two |
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great-grandchildren, Ella and Logan; he doted on his wife, |
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daughters, and granddaughters, hand-delivering roses to each of |
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them on Valentine's Day, and he could be found cheering on all of |
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his grandchildren at their various sporting events; a devout |
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Catholic, he was a lifelong congregant of St. Joan of Arc Catholic |
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Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Chuy Maldonado |
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will always remember the way he touched their lives with his warmth, |
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kindness, and delightful sense of humor, and they will forever hold |
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him close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Jesus Maldonado and |
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extend sincere condolences to all who mourn his passing; and, be it |
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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 Chuy |
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Maldonado. |