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79S20556 MAM-D
By: Quintanilla 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.