H.R. No. 190







R E S O L U T I O N

	WHEREAS, Cornelia Sanchez Borrego has been a treasured member 

of the San Elizario community for nearly nine decades; and

	WHEREAS, Born on November 16, 1902, in White Oaks, New 

Mexico, this noteworthy Texan came to San Elizario as a teenager; 

she married local resident Alfonzo Borrego, Sr., on May 30, 1920, 

and together they raised 11 children: Lily, Lorenzo, Luis, Raul, 

Josefina, Pedro, Alfonzo, Joe, Mike Norman, Ramon, and Terry; and

	WHEREAS, Mrs. Borrego is a devoted woman of faith and a member 

of San Elizario Church; always eager to attend a "fiesta," she has 

been an active participant in the senior citizens centers of Fabens 

and San Elizario; she has also distinguished herself as a committed 

member of the San Elizario Genealogy and Historical Society at Los 

Portales; and

	WHEREAS, An exceptional mother, cook, and seamstress 

throughout her full and generous life, Cornelia Borrego remains a 

source of inspiration to her loved ones at 102 years of age, and her 

generous optimism and kind spirit brighten the lives of all those 

who are privileged to know her; now, therefore, be it

	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 

Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby honor Cornelia Sanchez 

Borrego for her contributions to the community of San Elizario and 

extend to her sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be 

it further

	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 

prepared for Mrs. Borrego as an expression of high regard by the 

Texas House of Representatives.



                                                                     Quintanilla



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                                                       Speaker of the House     



	I certify that H.R. No. 190 was adopted by the House on August 

11, 2005, by a non-record vote.



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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House