By Garcia                                             H.R. No. 1382

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         Bill not drafted by TLC or Senate E&E.

                                 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 woman

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

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

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

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

1-15     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

 2-1           WHEREAS, Spiritual strength was the hallmark of this

 2-2     remarkable woman's life, and she demonstrated her abiding faith as

 2-3     an active member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Houston where

 2-4     she taught religious education and served as both a music minister

 2-5     and a Eucharistic minister; and

 2-6           WHEREAS, Even when stricken with the illness which eventually

 2-7     claimed her life, this compassionate individual continued to place

 2-8     the welfare of others before her own, easing the burden of her

 2-9     family and fellow cancer patients with her warmth and limitless

2-10     optimism; and

2-11           WHEREAS, Beatrice Sauseda Quintero was a woman of rare

2-12     compassion and strength; although her kind presence and gentle love

2-13     will be greatly missed by all who knew her, her remarkable spirit

2-14     lives on in the hearts of the many people whose lives she touched

2-15     during her time on this earth; now therefore be it

2-16           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

2-17     Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Beatrice "Bea"

2-18     Sauseda Quintero and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her

2-19     family:  to her sons and their wives, Brian Anthony and Viviana

2-20     Quintero, Donald and Monica Quintero, and Fred Gregory Quintero; to

2-21     her daughter and her husband, Therese and Richard Mackert; to her

2-22     mother, Hilaria T. Sauseda; to her brothers and their wives, Paul

2-23     and Graice Sauseda and Rudolph Sauseda; to her sisters and their

2-24     husbands, Pearl and John Coronado, Hortencia and Cruz Barelas, and

2-25     Lamberta and Pete Vargas; to her grandchildren, Richard Paul II,

 3-1     Rachel Marie and Victoria Rene Mackert, and Donald Patrick

 3-2     Quintero; to her mother-in-law and father-in-law, Aurelia and

 3-3     Aurelio Quintero; to her many brothers and sisters-in-law in Bryan,

 3-4     Sommerville, Houston, Galveston and Richardson, Texas; to all of

 3-5     her nieces, nephews, and cousins; and to the many other friends and

 3-6     relatives of this beloved woman; and be it further

 3-7           RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared

 3-8     for the members of her family and that when the Texas House of

 3-9     Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Beatrice

3-10     Sauseda Quintero.