SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 263


In Memory

of

Carmen Anaya


	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the citizens
of Pharr and Las Milpas in mourning the loss of Carmen Anaya, who 
died on May 12, 2006, at the age of 79; and

	WHEREAS, Carmen Anaya was a longtime community activist, 
who helped found and build Valley Interfaith; this church-based 
organization has been instrumental in improving the quality of 
life for residents of the colonias; and

	WHEREAS, Born in Monterrey, Mexico, Carmen moved to the 
United States as a teenager; she and her husband, José, worked
as migrant workers for almost 20 years; the couple became the 
proprietors of the Anaya general store on Cage Boulevard,
running the business for more than 30 years; as a storekeeper, 
Mrs. Anaya learned about many of the community's problems from 
her customers, such as the lack of sewers and running water in
the colonias; and

	WHEREAS, In the early 1980s the bishop of the Brownsville 
Diocese, John J. Fitzpatrick, asked her and several other 
community leaders to launch Valley Interfaith; Carmen Anaya was 
also instrumental in helping acquire federal grants for sewer 
lines outside the city limits; and

	WHEREAS, Carmen Anaya was a devoted wife, mother, and 
grandmother, and she leaves behind memories that will be 
treasured forever by her family and many friends; now, therefore, 
be it

	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
79th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby extend sincere 
condolences to the bereaved family of Carmen Anaya:  her husband, 
José Anaya; her daughters, Diana, Minerva, Consuelo, and Linda; 
her sons, José Anaya, Jr., and Eduardo Anaya; her sisters,
Elena Salazar, Elvia Oviedo, and Manuela Chaires; her brother, 
Guadalupe Rodríguez; and her eight grandchildren and two 
great-grandchildren; and, be it further

	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 
the members of her family as an expression of esteem from the 
Texas Senate.
                                                                 Hinojosa, Lucio




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    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on May 15, 2006, by a 
rising vote.



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    Secretary of the Senate



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     Member, Texas Senate



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     Member, Texas Senate