This website will be unavailable from Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. through Monday, June 3, 2024 at 7:00 a.m. due to data center maintenance.


                                                                                



                                                                  H.R. No. 97 


R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Mary Lou Tamez of San Antonio passed away on October 4, 2004, at the age of 74, leaving behind a host of loved ones whose lives were immeasurably enriched by her presence; and WHEREAS, Born on January 16, 1930, to Peter D. Reed and Celia Rodriguez Reed, Mrs. Tamez was the youngest of four children; she graduated from Ursaline Academy in 1947, earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Trinity University, and went on to attend St. Mary's School of Law; and WHEREAS, In 1953, this accomplished Texan married Dr. Richard J. Tamez, whom she affectionately called "Papooch," and in the years that followed she built a happy home life for the couple's four children, Richard, Marisa, Maurice, and Edward; and WHEREAS, Witty and fun-loving, Mrs. Tamez enjoyed life to the fullest, whether sharing another wonderful trip with her husband or spending time with their close-knit family at home; caring and giving as well, she enthusiastically lent her time and talents to such worthy organizations as Los Sembradores de Amistad and the Pan American League; and WHEREAS, Those who had the privilege of knowing Mary Lou Tamez will not soon forget the kindness, grace, and compassion she brought to every facet of her life, and although she is deeply missed, her memory will endure in the hearts of all who were touched by her affection and friendship during her years on this earth; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Mary Lou Tamez and extend deepest sympathy to the members of her family: to her husband, Dr. Richard J. Tamez; to her sons, Richard P. Tamez and his wife, Irma, Maurice R. Tamez and his wife, Angela, and Edward J. Tamez and his wife, Andrea; to her daughter, Dr. Marisa C. Inigo and her husband, Jorge; to her grandchildren, Marisa T. Inigo, Jorge R. Inigo, Richard D. Tamez, and Sebastian J. Tamez; to her brother, Peter N. Reed; and to her other relatives and many friends; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the members of her family and that when the Texas House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Mary Lou Tamez. Martinez Fischer Craddick Geren Menendez Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso Anderson Goolsby Morrison Bailey Griggs Mowery Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat Berman Guillen Nixon Blake Haggerty Noriega Bohac Hamilton Oliveira Bonnen Hamric Olivo Branch Hardcastle Orr Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton Burnam Hegar Pena Callegari Herrero Phillips Campbell Hilderbran Pickett Casteel Hill Pitts Castro Hochberg Puente Chavez Hodge Quintanilla Chisum Homer Raymond Coleman Hope Reyna Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter Corte Hughes Rodriguez Crabb Hunter Rose Crownover Hupp Seaman Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis Denny Keel Solomons Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama Driver Keffer of Eastland Swinford Dukes King of Parker Talton Dunnam King of Zavala Taylor Dutton Kolkhorst Thompson Edwards Krusee Truitt Eiland Kuempel Turner Eissler Laney Uresti Elkins Laubenberg Van Arsdale Escobar Leibowitz Veasey Farabee Luna Villarreal Farrar Madden Vo Flores Martinez West Flynn Martinez Fischer Wong Frost McCall Woolley Gallego McClendon Zedler Gattis McReynolds ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 97 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on February 10, 2005. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House