H.R. No. 1542



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Family members and friends celebrate the life of 
Maria N. Quintanilla, mother of our esteemed colleague, the 
Honorable Chente Quintanilla; and
	WHEREAS, Ms. Quintanilla passed away on August 14, 2004, and 
the memory of her generous spirit lives in the hearts of all those 
who knew her; and
	WHEREAS, Born on October 7, 1923, in Torreon, Coahuila, 
Mexico, she moved to Tornillo, Texas, with her beloved husband, the 
late Tomas Quintanilla, and together they had 18 children; and
	WHEREAS, This kind-hearted soul was an active member of Saint 
Rita Catholic Church and provided spiritual inspiration and 
unconditional love to countless people in her life; and
	WHEREAS, A cherished matriarch, Maria Quintanilla is dearly 
missed by all those who were privileged to love her and by those who 
were touched by her dedication to others; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Maria N. Quintanilla 
and extend deepest sympathy to the members of her family:  to her 
sons, State Representative Inocente "Chente" Quintanilla and his 
wife, Graciela, Felipe and his wife, Cecilia, Tomas and his wife, 
Rosa, and Martin and his wife, Terri; to her daughters, Delia 
Bochmeyer, Elvia Orona and her husband, Roberto, Alejandra 
Rodriguez and her husband, George, Otilia Portillo and her husband, 
Lorenzo, Herlinda Sandoval and her husband, Roberto, Maria Saldana 
and her husband, Aurelio, Thelma Trevizo and her husband, Felipe, 
Elizabeth Melendez and her husband, Heriberto; to her brother, 
Jesus Narez; to her 33 grandchildren; to her 28 
great-grandchildren; to her great-great-grandchild; and to her 
other relatives and many friends; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of 
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Maria N. 
Quintanilla.

                                                                     Quintanilla


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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 1542 was unanimously adopted by a 
rising vote of the House on May 20, 2005.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House