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79R17952 BJM-D
By: Solis H.R. No. 1844
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Siria G. Sierra of Los Fresnos is retiring from her
position with Palmer-Laakso Elementary School on May 26, 2005, and
the occasion provides a most fitting opportunity to honor her; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Sierra was born on August 8, 1940, in Cerritos
San Luis Potosi, Mexico, and moved with her family to Texas, where
they settled in "El Quarenta," a rural area of Los Fresnos; a truly
selfless individual, she left school early and went to work to help
support her brothers and sisters; and
WHEREAS, Later, Mrs. Sierra moved to Brownsville and went to
work at Barkers, a local department store; it was there that she met
the love of her life, Juan Sierra Salazar; the pair married on
November 9, 1968, and a year later, they were blessed with a son,
Juan Carlos Sierra; today, she takes special pride in her
grandchildren, Juan Carlos "Johnny" Sierra, Jr., George Anthony
Sanchez, Venessa Yvette Sanchez, and Amanda Nicole "Mandy" Sanchez;
and
WHEREAS, An integral part of her community, Mrs. Sierra has
been a member of St. Cecilia Catholic Church for many years and
gives readily of her time and talents to the Catholic Daughters of
America District No. 31; and
WHEREAS, Siria Sierra is a truly exceptional woman who has
earned the lasting respect and affection of all who are privileged
to know her, and it is indeed a pleasure to wish her well as she
begins a new chapter of her life; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Siria G. Sierra on her retirement
from Palmer-Laakso Elementary School and extend to her sincere best
wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mrs. Sierra as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.