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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 70th birthday of an esteemed Texan is indeed |
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cause for celebration, and Angela Gonzales Mejia of Channelview is |
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marking that special milestone on April 30, 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Augustine and Leonor Rios, the |
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former Angela Rios was born in 1953, and she grew up in the town of |
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Three Rivers; she eventually became the proud mother of six |
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children, April, Enrique, Usbaldo, Sonya, Antonia, and Moises, and |
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over the years, she has had the pleasure of welcoming into her |
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family 29 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Mejia enjoyed a rewarding career with |
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Southwestern Bell that spanned three decades before her retirement, |
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and she was an active and longtime member of the Communications |
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Workers of America union; she has also served as president of her |
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local chapter of the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, |
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and she was a member of the organization's national executive board |
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for four years; engaged in politics, she has volunteered with |
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numerous campaigns for candidates at the county, state, and |
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national levels; and |
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WHEREAS, Respected and admired by all who are privileged to |
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know her, Angela Mejia may reflect with great satisfaction on a |
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lifetime of achievement, and it is a pleasure to join her many |
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friends and loved ones in honoring her on this memorable occasion; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Angela Gonzales Mejia on her 70th |
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birthday and extend to her 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 Ms. Mejia as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |