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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends mourn the loss of Felipe Romo |
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Tamez of San Antonio, who died on January 11, 2008, at the age of 65; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, "Hector" Tamez was born in San Antonio on May 26, |
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1942, to Arturo and Velia Tamez; he graduated from Tech High School |
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in 1959; and |
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WHEREAS, A talented musician, Mr. Tamez played bass in a band |
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called the Dell Harts during the early 1960s, performing at dances |
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and sock hops; at the high point of the group's career, they opened |
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at Municipal Auditorium one night for Freddy Fender and James |
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Brown; and |
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WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty, Mr. Tamez |
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joined the U.S. Army in 1967 and served with distinction in the |
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Vietnam War; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Tamez was a partner with his brothers in Tamez |
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Flooring, a well-known business on the city's west side; over the |
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course of nearly 50 years, Mr. Tamez became an expert in every |
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aspect of the business, and he proudly passed his knowledge down to |
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his son; and |
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WHEREAS, In his leisure time, Mr. Tamez enjoyed playing pool |
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with his wife, Josie, at the West Side VFW hall; and |
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WHEREAS, Hector Tamez was a devoted family man and a |
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hardworking businessman, and he is deeply missed by those who were |
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fortunate enough to have known him; now, 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 Felipe Romo Tamez and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Josephine S. Tamez; to his son, Philip H. Tamez; to his |
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daughters, Sandra T. Rodriguez and Barbara E. Tamez; to his |
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stepsons, Ray and Damon Rivera; to his mother, Velia T. Tamez; to |
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his brothers, Arturo, Humberto, and Efrain Tamez; to his sisters, |
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Mary Alice Swift and Grace Reyna; and to his 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 his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Hector |
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Tamez. |