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                                                                  H.R. No. 1543



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Family members and friends celebrate the life of 
Tomas Quintanilla, father of our esteemed colleague, the Honorable 
Chente Quintanilla; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Quintanilla passed away on July 18, 1999, and 
the memory of his spirit lives in the hearts of all those who loved 
him; and
	WHEREAS, Born on March 7, 1920, in Mesquity, Jalisco, Mexico, 
he moved to the United States with his beloved wife, the late Maria 
N. Quintanilla, and they made their home on the R. T. Hoover farm 
near Tornillo; and
	WHEREAS, In 1975, this hardworking gentleman retired from 
farming and moved to Tornillo, where he spent the rest of his life; 
he was an active member of St. Rita Catholic Church and the founder 
of the town's Headstart program; and
	WHEREAS, Tomas Quintanilla was a cherished citizen of 
Tornillo and is dearly missed by all those who were privileged to 
know him and by those who were touched by his dedication to his 
community; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Tomas Quintanilla and 
extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his 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 his 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 his 33 grandchildren; to his 28 
great-grandchildren; to his great-great-grandchild; and to his 
other relatives and many friends; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of 
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Tomas 
Quintanilla.

                                                                     Quintanilla


                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 1543 was unanimously adopted by a 
rising vote of the House on May 20, 2005.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House