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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Angelita Gutierrez Cruz of Corpus Christi passed |
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away on May 1, 2023, at the age of 101, drawing to a close a long and |
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purposeful life devoted to her family, her faith, and her |
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community; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Angelita Gutierrez was born at the King |
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Ranch on September 17, 1921, to Cecilio Gutierrez II and Francisca |
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Aranda Gutierrez, and she grew up with the companionship of six |
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siblings, Concepcion, Alejandro, Emilio, Enrique, Adolfo, and |
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Arturo; during her youth, her family moved to Corpus Christi, where |
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she attended Cheston Heath Elementary School; and |
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WHEREAS, Distinguishing herself as a professional |
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seamstress, Mrs. Cruz made a range of attire, including women's |
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clothing and wedding dresses; she also worked as a teacher's |
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assistant for sewing classes at Del Mar College, and she turned in |
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first-place and second-place showings in a quilt-making |
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competition at a Corpus Christi fair; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Mrs. Cruz enjoyed the love and |
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support of her husband, Mariano G. Cruz, with whom she shared a |
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rewarding marriage that spanned more than seven decades before his |
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passing; she was the devoted mother of 4 children, Frances, |
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Mariano, David, and the late Janie Vega, and over the years, she |
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experienced the joy of welcoming 7 grandchildren and 14 |
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great-grandchildren into her treasured family; she pursued her |
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passions for music, dancing, and swimming in her leisure time, and |
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she also enjoyed keeping up with local and world events; a lifelong |
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Catholic and a woman of strong faith, she was an active member of |
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the Schoenstatt Movement; and |
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WHEREAS, Admired and cherished for her unfailing optimism and |
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her zest for life, Angelita Cruz brightened the world for all who |
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knew her, and they will forever hold her close in their hearts; 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 hereby pay tribute to the memory of Angelita Gutierrez |
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Cruz and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to |
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her daughter, Frances Barrera; to her sons, Mariano Cruz Jr. and |
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David Cruz; to her grandchildren, Javier Vega, Jaime Vega, Sergio |
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Barrera, Steve Barrera, Gerianne Freeman, Eartha Cruz, and Martin |
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Galicia; to her great-grandchildren; and to her other relatives and |
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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 Angelita |
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Cruz. |