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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life came to an end with the |
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passing of Ramiro Juarez Bernal of San Antonio on May 7, 2008, at |
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the age of 83; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on January 30, 1925, in San Antonio, Mr. Bernal |
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graduated from Lanier High School and helped the school's |
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basketball team win a state championship in 1943; he answered his |
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nation's call to duty by serving in the U.S. Army during World War |
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II, and he was awarded the Bronze Star and a Purple Heart for his |
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courageous actions as a member of the 1st Infantry Division in |
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Europe; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Bernal was employed in auto body and paint shops |
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following the war and eventually co-owned a repair business for |
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several years; he then pursued a career in the insurance industry, |
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working for many years at Allstate as an insurance adjuster and a |
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sales agent until his retirement at the age of 71; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan carried his love of basketball |
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with him throughout his life, finding time on nights and weekends to |
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play and officiate city league games in San Antonio; he was active |
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in the sport until his late 60s and helped found the city's first |
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Catholic Youth Organization basketball program; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Bernal enjoyed the love |
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and support of his wife, Mary Louise, their two daughters, Linda and |
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Roseanna, and their son, Rudy, who is the head basketball coach at |
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Lanier High, his father's alma mater; and |
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WHEREAS, Although he is deeply missed, Ramiro Bernal leaves |
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behind a legacy of service to his country, to his family, and to the |
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sport he loved, and he will long be remembered with great admiration |
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and affection by his friends and loved ones; 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 Ramiro Juarez Bernal |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Mary Louise Bernal; to his children, Rudy Bernal, Linda Mora, |
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and Roseanna Vega; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be |
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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 Ramiro |
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Bernal. |
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Martinez Fischer |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1129 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 9, 2009. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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