R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, The untimely passing of Beatrice "Bea" Sauseda

 1-2     Quintero on May 19, 1997, at the age of 56, has brought great

 1-3     sadness to the many friends and relatives of this beloved woman;

 1-4     and

 1-5           WHEREAS, Born September 8, 1940, to Ygnacio and Hilaria T.

 1-6     Sauseda, she was one of five children in the close-knit Sauseda

 1-7     family and was graduated from Jeff Davis High School in Houston;

 1-8     and

 1-9           WHEREAS, Mrs. Quintero married Fernando Quintero, who, along

1-10     with her beloved father, preceded her in death; this cherished

1-11     woman enjoyed nearly three decades of mutual love and devotion with

1-12     her husband before her passing and was blessed with four fine

1-13     children:  Brian Anthony, Therese, Donald, and Fred Gregory, whose

1-14     obvious admiration and affection for their parents greatly enhanced

1-15     their happy home life; and

1-16           WHEREAS, Mrs. Quintero was endowed with the spirit of

1-17     volunteerism and constantly gave freely of her time and talents to

1-18     benefit such worthy causes as the Junior LULAC and TMO; for 25

1-19     years this dedicated woman had the joy of working for the M. D.

1-20     Anderson Cancer Center, first as an occupational therapy assistant,

1-21     then as a volunteer coordinator; and

1-22           WHEREAS, Spiritual strength was the hallmark of this

1-23     remarkable woman's life, and she demonstrated her abiding faith as

1-24     an active member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Houston, where

 2-1     she taught religious education and served as both a music minister

 2-2     and a Eucharistic minister; and

 2-3           WHEREAS, Even when stricken with the illness which eventually

 2-4     claimed her life, this compassionate individual continued to place

 2-5     the welfare of others before her own, easing the burden of her

 2-6     family and fellow cancer patients with her warmth and limitless

 2-7     optimism; and

 2-8           WHEREAS, Beatrice Sauseda Quintero was a woman of rare

 2-9     compassion and strength; although her kind presence and gentle love

2-10     will be greatly missed by all who knew her, her remarkable spirit

2-11     lives on in the hearts of the many people whose lives she touched

2-12     during her time on this earth; now, therefore, be it

2-13           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

2-14     Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Beatrice "Bea"

2-15     Sauseda Quintero and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her

2-16     family:  to her sons and their wives, Brian Anthony and Viviana

2-17     Quintero, Donald and Monica Quintero, and Fred Gregory Quintero; to

2-18     her daughter and her husband, Therese and Richard Mackert; to her

2-19     mother, Hilaria T. Sauseda; to her brothers and their wives, Paul

2-20     and Graice Sauseda and Rudolph Sauseda; to her sisters and their

2-21     husbands, Pearl and John Coronado, Hortencia and Cruz Barelas, and

2-22     Lamberta and Pete Vargas; to her grandchildren, Richard Paul II,

2-23     Rachel Marie and Victoria Rene Mackert, and Donald Patrick

2-24     Quintero; to her mother-in-law and father-in-law, Aurelia and

2-25     Aurelio Quintero; to her many brothers and sisters-in-law in Bryan,

2-26     Sommerville, Houston, Galveston, and Richardson, Texas; to all of

2-27     her nieces, nephews, and cousins; and to the many other friends and

 3-1     relatives of this beloved woman; and, be it further

 3-2           RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared

 3-3     for the members of her family and that when the Texas House of

 3-4     Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Beatrice

 3-5     Sauseda Quintero.

                                                                      Garcia

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                                                   Speaker of the House

               I certify that H.R. No. 1382 was unanimously adopted by a

         rising vote of the House on June 2, 1997.

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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House