H.R. No. 110


R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The family and friends of Salomon Antonio Ramos, Jr., of Alpine were deeply saddened by the passing of this esteemed Texan on January 29, 2004, at the age of 86; and WHEREAS, Mr. Ramos was born on June 13, 1917, in Alpine, where he remained a lifelong resident; he worked as a barber and served with distinction as a constable for Brewster County for many years; and WHEREAS, A devoted family man, Mr. Ramos was the proud father of a son and seven daughters, including the late Rosemary R. Ramos; he also rejoiced as his family circle grew to include a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren; widely respected in his community, he was a valued congregant of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church; and WHEREAS, Mr. Ramos touched many lives during his journey on this earth, and his memory will continue to live in the hearts of all who were privileged to share in his love and affection; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of Salomon Antonio Ramos, Jr., and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Olivia R. Ramos; to his daughters, Julie Gonzales, Bertha Ramos, Olivia R. Fierro, Lucia R. Stien, Yolanda Horch, and Esther Ramos; to his son, Anthony Ramos; to his sisters, Amparo Cobos, Teresa Rubio, and Soccoro Garcia; to his brothers, Julio Ramos and Alfonso Ramos; to his 16 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; and to his other relatives and numerous friends; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Salomon Antonio Ramos, Jr. Gallego Craddick Geren Mercer Allen Giddings Merritt Alonzo Goodman Miller Bailey Goolsby Moreno of Harris Baxter Griggs Moreno of El Paso Berman Grusendorf Morrison Bohac Guillen Mowery Bonnen Gutierrez Naishtat Branch Haggerty Nixon Brown of Kaufman Hamilton Noriega Brown of Brazos Hamric Oliveira Burnam Hardcastle Olivo Callegari Harper-Brown Paxton Campbell Hartnett Pena Canales Heflin Phillips Capelo Hegar Pickett Casteel Hilderbran Pitts Castro Hill Puente Chavez Hochberg Quintanilla Chisum Hodge Raymond Christian Homer Reyna Coleman Hope Riddle Cook of Navarro Hopson Ritter Cook of Colorado Howard Rodriguez Corte Hughes Rose Crabb Hunter Seaman Crownover Hupp Smith of Tarrant Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Harris Davis of Dallas Jones of Lubbock Smithee Dawson Jones of Bexar Solis Delisi Jones of Dallas Solomons Denny Keel Stick Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Swinford Driver Keffer of Eastland Talton Dukes King Taylor Dunnam Kolkhorst Telford Dutton Krusee Thompson Edwards Kuempel Truitt Eiland Laney Turner Eissler Laubenberg Uresti Elkins Lewis Van Arsdale Ellis Luna Villarreal Escobar Mabry West Farabee Madden Wilson Farrar Marchant Wise Flores Martinez Fischer Wohlgemuth Flynn McCall Wolens Gallego McClendon Wong Garza McReynolds Woolley Gattis Menendez Zedler ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 110 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on May 17, 2004. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House