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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1033
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In Memory |
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of |
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Audreyjane Castro |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of San Antonio in mourning the loss of community |
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leader Audreyjane "Ajay" Castro, who died April 19, 2007, |
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at the age of 76; and |
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WHEREAS, She was born in Boston on August 23, 1930, |
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to Hubert T. Byrne and Anna Buchanan Byrne and grew up in |
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Weston, Massachusetts; she graduated from Vassar College and |
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worked in New York City for 10 years before moving to San Antonio |
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with her husband and infant daughter in 1963; and |
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WHEREAS, Ajay Castro was a writer and public relations |
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professional who donated her services to many San Antonio |
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nonprofit organizations; she was especially committed to the |
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support and promotion of educational institutions, such as |
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Saint Mary's University, the Alamo Community College District |
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Foundation, and San Antonio Youth Literacy; and |
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WHEREAS, She was active in several professional |
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associations and served on the board of directors of the |
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Pan American Round Table of Texas, the Texas Cancer Council, |
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and The University of Texas at San Antonio Center for the Study |
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of Women and Gender; and |
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WHEREAS, She was deeply committed to her community |
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and served on the board of directors for the Monte Vista |
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Historical Association; in 2005 she became the first inductee |
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into The Association for Women in Communications Hall of Fame |
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in San Antonio; and |
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WHEREAS, Ajay Castro will long be remembered in the |
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San Antonio community for her professional expertise, selfless |
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public service, and her dedication to her family, who will |
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treasure forever the memories of a devoted wife, beloved mother, |
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and cherished grandmother; 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 Audreyjane Castro: her husband of 44 years, |
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Charles I. Castro, Jr.; her daughter and son-in-law, |
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Ann Elizabeth and Robert Gibson; her son and daughter-in-law, |
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Charles I. Castro III and Catalina Castro; her five grandchildren, |
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Wesley Charles, Ian Philip, Audrey Evelyn, Charles Cameron IV, |
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and Eduardo Avelino; and her brother, Hubert Byrne; and, be it |
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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 Audreyjane Castro. |
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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 May 15, 2007, by a |
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rising vote. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |