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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, March 13, 2007, marked a very special occasion for |
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Maria Lemus Trevino of Falfurrias, for on that day she celebrated |
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her 97th birthday; and |
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WHEREAS, Born at the stroke of midnight on March 13, 1910, the |
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former Maria De Los Remedios Eduvijes Guzman Lemus moved with her |
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parents, Mauricio and Carlota Lemus, to South Texas in 1923; she |
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worked alongside them at several area ranches while she attended |
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school and later spent eight years working for a local doctor; and |
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WHEREAS, She married Florentino Galindo Trevino on December |
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29, 1935, embracing her role as stepmother to his six children, and |
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in the years that followed, the couple became the parents of nine |
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more; Mrs. Trevino helped support her family as an insurance agent |
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for the Howard-Williams Funeral Home for more than two decades, and |
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in exchange for her children's education, she served as a cook and |
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driver for the Ursuline nuns at Sacred Heart Parochial School; in |
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1960, she and her husband opened the Heart's Delight Food Store, |
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which they operated for more than 30 years; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to her busy home and work life, Mrs. |
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Trevino made time to participate in civic affairs, serving as chair |
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of Brooks County Precinct 1; in the early 1950s, she was appointed |
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presiding election judge for the precinct, a position she held for |
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many years, and she later served as chair of the Democratic Party |
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for Brooks County; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed woman also shared her time as a member |
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of the Brooks County Hospital Ladies Auxiliary and as the first |
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Eucharistic minister at the hospital and the Canterbury Villa |
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Nursing Home, where, along with the local senior citizens activity |
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center, she continues to offer communion today; known as the |
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"Mother Teresa of Falfurrias," she regularly visits the sick and |
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elderly and brings communion to homebound Catholics on Sundays; in |
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2002, she received the Corpus Christi Caller-Times Jefferson |
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Volunteer Award for her community involvement and her service as a |
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Eucharistic minister for Sacred Heart Catholic Church; moreover, |
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she is a founding member of the Monday Night Rosary Crusade and |
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often hosts the rosary at her home; and |
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WHEREAS, A widow for more than a decade, Mrs. Trevino is the |
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cherished matriarch of a large family that includes her surviving |
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eight children and two stepchildren, along with 29 grandchildren |
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and more than 40 great-grandchildren; she continues to drive and |
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manage her household and credits her health and longevity to her |
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strong faith and her penchant for eating chili peppers with every |
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meal; and |
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WHEREAS, Maria Lemus Trevino has significantly contributed |
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to the quality of life in Falfurrias, and she is a joy and |
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inspiration to all who have the privilege of her company; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Maria Lemus Trevino on her 97th |
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birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Trevino as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Escobar |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 897 was adopted by the House on April |
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5, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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