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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with humor, warmth, and a |
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wealth of friends remain to comfort the loved ones of Santiago |
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T. Gallego, who passed away on October 13, 2007, at the age of 77; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Born and raised in Alpine, Jimmy Gallego was born on |
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August 27, 1930, to Guadalupe and Celso Gallego, Sr.; he served his |
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country in the Korean War as a member of the U.S. Army and Army |
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Reserve; he held a number of jobs through the years, working for a |
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time as a meat market butcher and ending his career with the Holy |
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Angels Cemetery; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted family man, Mr. Gallego enjoyed a |
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rewarding relationship with his wife, Olga, and their marriage was |
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blessed with six treasured children, Nelda, Rowena, Janet, |
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Caroline, Denise, and Jimmy Ray, as well as eight grandchildren and |
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two great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, This notable Texan was well-known and well-liked in |
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his community; his down-to-earth manner, friendliness, and |
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willingness to lend a helping hand to others endeared him to his |
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fellow Alpine residents, who knew him as a person who never met a |
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stranger and always had a joke to tell; and |
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WHEREAS, Jimmy Gallego brightened the lives of all who were |
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fortunate enough to know him, and he is deeply missed; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Santiago "Jimmy" |
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T. Gallego and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his |
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family: to his children, Janet Martinez and Nelda, Rowena, |
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Caroline, Denise, and Jimmy Ray Gallego; to his eight grandchildren |
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and two great-grandchildren; to his sisters, Isabel Valenzuela, |
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Victoria Rubio, Consuelo Leyva, and Jesusita Ramkowsky; to his |
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brothers, Lorenzo Gallego, Celso Gallego, Jr., and Raymond Gallego; |
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and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it 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 Santiago |
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"Jimmy" T. Gallego. |