By Chavez                                             H.R. No. 1042
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                                 R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, The citizens of El Paso recently lost a beloved
 1-2     neighbor and respected entrepreneur with the passing of Lilia
 1-3     Natalia De-Cory Arrambide on May 7, 2001, at the age of 93; and
 1-4           WHEREAS, A native of Mexico, Mrs. Arrambide was born in Casa
 1-5     Grandes in 1907 and immigrated to the United States with her family
 1-6     in 1910, eventually settling in El Paso; she enjoyed many wonderful
 1-7     years of marriage to Jesus Arrambide and the couple were blessed
 1-8     with three cherished children; and
 1-9           WHEREAS, Mrs. Arrambide was an astute businesswoman who,
1-10     along with her husband and son, cultivated a flourishing restaurant
1-11     chain, Pancho's Mexican Buffet, after discovering the tremendous
1-12     appeal of the 99-cent buffet at her first restaurant, Frank's, in
1-13     downtown El Paso; since its founding in 1954, Pancho's Mexican
1-14     Buffet, Inc., grew to include 49 restaurants in Louisiana,
1-15     Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas; and
1-16           WHEREAS, Actively involved in the corporation until the
1-17     1980s, this exceptional woman was an admired member of her
1-18     community and the Lone Star State, and while she will be greatly
1-19     missed, her enduring legacy will live on for years to come; now,
1-20     therefore, be it
1-21           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
1-22     Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Lilia Natalia De-Cory
1-23     Arrambide and extend sincere sympathy to her two daughters, Mary
1-24     Correa and Lilia Reade, and her other relatives and many friends;
 2-1     and, be it further
 2-2           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
 2-3     prepared for the members of her family and that when the Texas
 2-4     House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of
 2-5     Lilia Natalia De-Cory Arrambide.