H.R. No. 2785
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Irene Pena Villarreal of San Antonio died on
  November 19, 2006, leaving her circle of family and friends with
  many treasured memories of time spent in her company; and
         WHEREAS, Born on June 28, 1930, Mrs. Villarreal grew up in
  Fort Stockton, where she was among the top students in her high
  school graduating class; she attended college for a year but was
  unable to continue for financial reasons, and she moved to San
  Antonio to take classes at Duruy Business School, where she met her
  future husband, Alejandro P. Villarreal; and
         WHEREAS, Through the years, Mr. Villarreal was often
  overseas as a member of the armed forces, and Mrs. Villarreal
  worked in many different jobs to help support the family,
  eventually becoming a licensed real estate broker and agent; she
  was determined that her children would receive the best education
  available, and she sent them to private Catholic schools; her dream
  for her family was realized when her four children earned a total of
  seven college degrees, both at the undergraduate and graduate
  levels; she had the same wish for her grandchildren, and she worked
  hard to pay for their private Catholic schooling as well; and
         WHEREAS, A dedicated wife and mother, Mrs. Villarreal was
  inspired by her Catholic faith and in particular, by the figure of
  Our Lady of Guadalupe; after her husband became disabled, she
  lovingly embraced her role as his full-time caretaker; she also
  took pleasure in attending her children's and grandchildren's plays
  and special events, and she frequently found ways to let them know
  how much she loved them; and
         WHEREAS, Irene Villarreal lived a caring and purposeful life,
  and she often put her loved ones' needs above her own; her
  dedication to nurturing the members of her family and helping them
  achieve their goals leaves a lasting legacy of love and hope that
  those she left behind will always treasure; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas
  Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Irene Pena Villarreal
  and offer condolences to the members of her family: to her husband,
  Alejandro P. Villarreal; to her children, Rose Cecile Villarreal,
  Mary Latrecka Jensen and her husband, Ron, Edward A. Villarreal and
  his wife, Delia, and Peter A. Villarreal and his wife, Patricia; to
  her grandchildren, Amanda and Eric Villarreal and Irena and Reese
  Jensen; to her siblings, Mary P. Sotelo, Elena P. Gallego and her
  husband, Pete, and Pete P. Pena; and to her other relatives and
  friends; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
  Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Irene
  Villarreal.
 
  Gallego
 
 
Craddick Gattis Miles
 
Allen Geren Miller
 
Alonzo Giddings Moreno
 
Anchia Gonzales Morrison
 
Anderson Gonzalez Toureilles Mowery
 
Aycock Goolsby Murphy
 
Bailey Guillen Naishtat
 
Berman Haggerty Noriega
 
Bohac Hamilton O'Day
 
Bolton Hancock Oliveira
 
Bonnen Hardcastle Olivo
 
Branch Harless Orr
 
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
 
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Otto
 
Burnam Heflin Parker
 
Callegari Hernandez Patrick
 
Castro Herrero Paxton
 
Chavez Hilderbran Pena
 
Chisum Hill Phillips
 
Christian Hochberg Pickett
 
Cohen Hodge Pierson
 
Coleman Homer Pitts
 
Cook of Navarro Hopson Puente
 
Cook of Colorado Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
 
Corte Howard of Travis Raymond
 
Crabb Hughes Riddle
 
Creighton Isett Ritter
 
Crownover Jackson Rodriguez
 
Darby Jones Rose
 
Davis of Harris Keffer Smith of Tarrant
 
Davis of Dallas King of Parker Smith of Harris
 
Delisi King of Taylor Smithee
 
Deshotel King of Zavala Solomons
 
Driver Kolkhorst Strama
 
Dukes Krusee Straus
 
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
 
Dutton Latham Talton
 
Eiland Laubenberg Taylor
 
Eissler Leibowitz Thompson
 
Elkins Lucio III Truitt
 
England Macias Turner
 
Escobar Madden Van Arsdale
 
Farabee Mallory Caraway Vaught
 
Farias Martinez Veasey
 
Farrar Martinez Fischer Villarreal
 
Flores McCall Vo
 
Flynn McClendon West
 
Frost McReynolds Woolley
 
Gallego Menendez Zedler
 
Garcia Merritt Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 2785 was adopted by the House on May
  26, 2007, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House