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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The tragic death of Ernest Valencia Mendoza of |
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Wharton County on January 19, 2007, at the age of 54, brought great |
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sorrow to his family and friends in the Burr and Needville |
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communities and beyond; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Sugar Land to Jacinta and Simon Lozano |
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Mendoza, Ernie Mendoza graduated from Dulles High School; he served |
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his country in the U.S. Army for four years and lived in Fort Bend |
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County before moving to Burr in 1997; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Mendoza married Susie Gwinn on March 15, 1985, |
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and they were blessed with seven children and four grandchildren; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The chief of police with the Needville Independent |
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School District for the past 10 years, Mr. Mendoza dedicated 25 |
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years of his life to law enforcement, having previously worked for |
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Houston ISD and the City of Waco; and |
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WHEREAS, A dedicated public servant, a devoted husband and |
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father, and an actively engaged member of his community, Chief |
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Mendoza excelled in each of these roles and touched countless lives |
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with his generosity and kindness; although he is deeply missed, he |
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leaves behind memories that will be forever treasured by those |
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fortunate enough to have shared in his love and friendship; 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 pay tribute to the life of Ernest Valencia |
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Mendoza and extend deepest sympathy to his wife, Susie Mendoza; to |
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his children, Santana Mendoza, Morgan Muhlhausen and her husband, |
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Nathan, Miranda Hodge and her husband, William, America Star |
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Mendoza, Simon Paul Mendoza, Isreal Gwinn Mendoza, and Michael |
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Shiloh Mendoza; to his grandchildren, Xavier Paul Mendoza, Kameron |
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Bailey Mendoza, Madeline Elise Muhlhausen, and Damon Jackson Hodge; |
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to his sisters, Dolores Guerra and her husband, Roel, Emily |
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Mendoza, and Eloisa Vela and her husband, Travis; to his brother, |
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Felipe Mendoza; and to his 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 his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Ernest |
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Mendoza. |
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Zerwas |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1690 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 18, 2007. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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