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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Maria Guadalupe Vallejo "Lupita" |
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Sanchez, who died January 20, 2022, at the age of 56; and |
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WHEREAS, Lupita Sanchez was an exemplary citizen who was |
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treasured in her community for her ability to make those around |
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her feel loved and for her enthusiasm for living each day to the |
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fullest; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on March 17, 1965, Lupita was a proud member |
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of the 1983 Mercedes High School graduating class, and she was a |
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devoted lifelong fan of the Mercedes Tigers and an active member |
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of the alumni community; she cofounded the Mercedes Tigers youth |
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football cheer program and served as the organization's general |
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manager, and she helped to plan class and alumni events and |
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always donned Mercedes Tiger merchandise to support her favorite |
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team; and |
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WHEREAS, Lupita and her beloved husband, Romulo, were |
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blessed with three sons, Romulo Sanchez Jr., Samuel Sanchez, and |
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Oscar Sanchez; her two grandchildren, Isabella and Romulo |
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Sanchez III, were a source of much pride and joy to her, and she |
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cherished her family above all else; and |
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WHEREAS, Lupita was a loyal congregant of City Church Rio |
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Grande Valley in Weslaco, originally Son-Rise Worship Center, |
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which she helped to cofound; a woman of deep and abiding faith, |
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she gave unselfishly to others and believed in the power of |
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prayer, and her loving spirit was an inspiration to all who were |
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privileged to share in her life; and |
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WHEREAS, She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, |
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and she leaves behind memories that will be forever treasured by |
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her family and her many friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Maria Guadalupe Vallejo Sanchez; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Lupita Sanchez. |