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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Irene Pena Villarreal of San Antonio died on |
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November 19, 2006, leaving her circle of family and friends with |
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many treasured memories of time spent in her company; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on June 28, 1930, Mrs. Villarreal grew up in |
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Fort Stockton, where she was among the top students in her high |
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school graduating class; she attended college for a year but was |
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unable to continue for financial reasons, and she moved to San |
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Antonio to take classes at Duruy Business School, where she met her |
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future husband, Alejandro P. Villarreal; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the years, Mr. Villarreal was often |
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overseas as a member of the armed forces, and Mrs. Villarreal |
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worked in many different jobs to help support the family, |
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eventually becoming a licensed real estate broker and agent; she |
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was determined that her children would receive the best education |
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available, and she sent them to private Catholic schools; her dream |
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for her family was realized when her four children earned a total of |
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seven college degrees, both at the undergraduate and graduate |
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levels; she had the same wish for her grandchildren, and she worked |
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hard to pay for their private Catholic schooling as well; and |
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WHEREAS, A dedicated wife and mother, Mrs. Villarreal was |
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inspired by her Catholic faith and in particular, by the figure of |
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Our Lady of Guadalupe; after her husband became disabled, she |
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lovingly embraced her role as his full-time caretaker; she also |
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took pleasure in attending her children's and grandchildren's plays |
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and special events, and she frequently found ways to let them know |
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how much she loved them; and |
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WHEREAS, Irene Villarreal lived a caring and purposeful life, |
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and she often put her loved ones' needs above her own; her |
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dedication to nurturing the members of her family and helping them |
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achieve their goals leaves a lasting legacy of love and hope that |
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those she left behind will always treasure; now, 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 Irene Pena Villarreal |
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and offer condolences to the members of her family: to her husband, |
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Alejandro P. Villarreal; to her children, Rose Cecile Villarreal, |
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Mary Latrecka Jensen and her husband, Ron, Edward A. Villarreal and |
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his wife, Delia, and Peter A. Villarreal and his wife, Patricia; to |
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her grandchildren, Amanda and Eric Villarreal and Irena and Reese |
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Jensen; to her siblings, Mary P. Sotelo, Elena P. Gallego and her |
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husband, Pete, and Pete P. Pena; and to her other relatives and |
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friends; and, be it 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 Irene |
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Villarreal. |