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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Aleena Virginia Jimenez, who passed away on November |
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25, 2006, at the age of five, brought a luminous joy into the lives |
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of all who loved her, and those who were touched by her presence |
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give deepest thanks for the wondrous, miraculous gift of this |
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radiant child; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on October 17, 2001, in San Antonio, Aleena |
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attended preschool at St. Joseph Catholic School in that city; a |
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beautiful, sunny little girl, she was full of high spirits and eager |
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to be a part of everything, and from an early age she entered |
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enthusiastically into her family's activities and traditions; and |
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WHEREAS, Her favorite pastimes included shopping with her |
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mother and fishing with her father; during Cowboy football games, |
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she and her dad would don matching Dallas jerseys, and she was |
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already demonstrating a strong competitive spirit of her own; she |
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also took pride in helping with the time-honored ritual of |
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decorating the table for Thanksgiving dinner; and |
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WHEREAS, Pink was her favorite color, and she enjoyed posing |
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for the camera whenever photographs were being taken; her bright |
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eyes and smiles, glowing with delight, were an eloquent testament |
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to the great love that surrounded and nurtured her; and |
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WHEREAS, Aleena was the granddaughter of the Honorable Frank |
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Madla, who served for 20 years in the Texas House of Representatives |
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and 13 years in the Texas Senate; and |
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WHEREAS, Though Aleena's journey on this earth was far too |
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brief, she will be held forever in the loving hearts of her family |
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and friends; through her parents' infinite compassion, the blessing |
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of her life has also touched children who were seriously ill and who |
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are able today to face the world with new hope; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Aleena Virginia |
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Jimenez and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: |
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to her mother, Marci Madla; to her father, Raul Jimenez III; to her |
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grandparents, Rosemary Jimenez and Helen Madla; to her |
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great-grandparents, Irma Arranaga, Mary Jimenez, and Epimena |
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Madla; and to her many other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for her family, and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Aleena |
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Virginia Jimenez. |