By Noriega                                             H.R. No. 749
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                                 R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, Engilberto Javier "Beto" Ramos of Houston was a
 1-2     beloved husband and father and a trusted friend, and his passing on
 1-3     March 17, 2001, at the age of 59, has brought a great loss to his
 1-4     family and many friends; and
 1-5           WHEREAS, Born on February 27, 1942, in Hebbronville,
 1-6     Mr. Ramos graduated from Sam Houston State University in 1974 and
 1-7     earned his master of education degree from the same institution;
 1-8     and
 1-9           WHEREAS, He was a teacher and administrator with the Houston
1-10     Independent School District for two decades and served as the
1-11     assistant principal of Sharpstown Middle School for more than 10
1-12     years before assuming the same position at Burbank Middle School;
1-13     and
1-14           WHEREAS, A scholar who had a passion for genealogy, a host
1-15     who loved entertaining and music, and a man with a great
1-16     imagination and a gentle, caring heart, Beto Ramos will be greatly
1-17     missed, but his spirit will surely live on in the hearts and minds
1-18     of all those with whom he shared his life; now, therefore, be it
1-19           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
1-20     Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Engilberto Javier
1-21     Ramos and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to
1-22     his wife of 30 years, Dr. Sylvia Ramos; to his sons, Engilberto
1-23     Javier and Romulo Tomas; to his mother-in-law, Mary Osuna Reyna; to
1-24     his brother-in-law and his wife, Joe and Araceli Reyna; to his
 2-1     cousins, Alvara A. Gutierrez and Tommy Munoz; and to his other
 2-2     relatives and many friends; and, be it further
 2-3           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
 2-4     prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
 2-5     Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Engilberto
 2-6     Javier Ramos.