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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The city of Raymondville lost a beloved resident |
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with the passing of Gloria Ann Reyes Garcia on June 6, 2019, at the |
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age of 66; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of two migrant workers, Jose and Santos |
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Sosa, Gloria Reyes Garcia was born in Raymondville on August 14, |
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1952, and she grew up with the companionship of five brothers, Jose, |
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Juan, Gilbert, Noe, and Ricardo, and seven sisters, Josephina, |
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Maria, Herminia, Adela, Lydia, Tina, and Brenda; in her youth, she |
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attended Raymondville schools while also working alongside her |
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family in the fields; and |
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WHEREAS, Gloria went on to take a job with the Last Yellow |
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Bus, a migrant outreach program in which she drove people to and |
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from medical appointments and delivered medications; she |
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eventually joined the referral department of Su Clinica Familiar |
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and served in several different positions, including assistant |
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social worker and migrant hospital coordinator, before being |
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promoted to clinic manager in 1977; she later embarked on a |
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rewarding second career in real estate; and |
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WHEREAS, Gloria was extremely active in her community and |
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held leadership positions in a number of organizations, including |
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the Raymondville Independent School District Board of Trustees, |
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where she served as president, successfully advocated for the |
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passage of two school bonds, which led to the creation of a new high |
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school in Raymondville, and helped secure salary increases for |
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teachers and support staff, and the Su Clinica Familiar Board of |
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Directors; in addition, she was a member of the National Advisory |
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Council on Migrant Health and also gave freely of her time assisting |
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survivors of sexual assault; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Reyes Garcia was the proud mother of five |
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children, Ricardo, Sandra, Jennifer, Stacey, and Erica; with the |
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passing years, she had the privilege of watching her family grow to |
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include 15 grandchildren, John, Isabella, Colt, Mikeal, Mikaela, |
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Madeline, Carlos, Feliberto, Jaime, Emily, Amelia, Jeweliana, |
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Jesse, Jaxson, and Ophelia; and |
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WHEREAS, Although the death of Gloria Reyes Garcia brought |
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great sorrow to those who loved her, her life was an inspiring |
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example of the good that one person can accomplish; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby pay tribute to the life of Gloria Ann Reyes Garcia and extend |
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sincere condolences to all who mourn her passing; 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 Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Gloria Reyes Garcia. |