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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 490
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In Memory |
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of |
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Petra Rivera Elizondo |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the citizens |
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of San Antonio in mourning the loss of Petra Rivera Elizondo, who |
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died March 14, 2007, at the age of 95; and |
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WHEREAS, Petra Elizondo was born in Lampasitos, Mexico, |
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and her parents brought her to the United States as an infant to |
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escape the Mexican Revolution; the oldest of 12 children, she |
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worked in the family restaurant in El Mercado; and |
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WHEREAS, During the Great Depression, she met and married |
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the late Paul Elizondo, Sr.; together they overcame the rigors of |
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the Great Depression and his tuberculosis to enjoy 64 years of |
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marriage together; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Elizondo worked for the Texson Clothing |
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Company, and she was a caseworker for the Texas Department of |
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Human Services until her retirement at the age of 72; and |
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WHEREAS, The matriarch of a close and affectionate family, |
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she enjoyed sharing her home-cooked meals, as well as her wisdom |
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and advice, with those she loved; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of dignity, generosity, and compassion, |
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she gave unselfishly to others, and her wisdom, warmth, and |
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valued counsel will not be forgotten by those who knew her; and |
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WHEREAS, Petra Elizondo was a devoted wife, mother, and |
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grandmother, and she will long be remembered with affection and |
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appreciation by all who were privileged to share in her life; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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80th Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the |
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bereaved family of Petra Rivera Elizondo: her son and |
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daughter-in-law, Paul and Irene Elizondo; her grandsons, David, |
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John, and Richard; her great-grandchildren, Adelina, Marissa, |
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and Sofia; her sisters, Hope Enriquez and Rosa Herrera; and her |
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brother, Carlos Rivera; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the members of her family as an expression of deepest sympathy |
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from the Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Petra Rivera Elizondo. |
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Van de Putte |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 19, 2007, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |