81R13330 JNC-D

By: Quintanilla H.R. No. 930

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, Loved ones will always cherish their memories of Josefina Duran Aguilar, who passed away on July 3, 2006, at the age of 79; and

WHEREAS, A lifelong resident of El Paso County, Mrs. Aguilar grew up in Socorro, later living in San Elizario and Clint; when she was 14 years old, her mother passed away, and she lovingly helped to raise her five siblings; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Aguilar shared many years of marriage with her husband, Jose, with whom she had four children, Fabiola, Saul, Hilda, and Jaime; devoted to her family, she was a homemaker and often volunteered to help in the school cafeteria; and

WHEREAS, In her free time, Mrs. Aguilar enjoyed collecting porcelain dolls, making ceramics, and attending church at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School; and

WHEREAS, Josefina Aguilar was a kind and caring woman, and although she is deeply missed, she has forever enriched the lives of all who knew her; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Josefina Duran Aguilar and extend deepest sympathy to the members of her family: to her husband, Jose Aguilar; to her children, Fabiola Ochoa, Saul Aguilar, Hilda Acuna, and Jaime Aguilar; to her daughter-in-law, Nora Aguilar, and son-in-law, Jerry Acuna; to her grandchildren, Corinne Arocha, Larry Ochoa, Albert Pena, Gabriel, Albert, and Daniel Acuna, Amanda, Angela, and Crystal Aguilar, and Jaime Aguilar, Jr.; to her six great-grandchildren; to her brothers and sisters, Ofelia Galvan, Isabel and Reyes Rodriguez, and Marta, Roberto, Ricky, Manuel, Juan, and Pete Duran; and to her other relatives and many 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 Josefina Duran Aguilar.