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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Words cannot express the sorrow felt at the untimely |
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loss of Albert Garza, Jr., who passed away on March 16, 2009, at the |
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age of 52; and |
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WHEREAS, Beto Garza was born on March 23, 1956, to Rita and |
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Alberto Garza in Brownsville; he lived for several years in McAllen |
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before moving to Edinburg and becoming the theater arts instructor |
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at Economedes High School, where he shared his love for the theater |
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with his students for nearly two decades; and |
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WHEREAS, An avid traveler, Mr. Garza visited such diverse |
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destinations as Spain and Japan but enjoyed Mexico most of all; when |
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staying closer to home, he loved to cook, bake, and barbecue for his |
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family and wide circle of friends; and |
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WHEREAS, Although his time on earth was far too brief, Beto |
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Garza enriched the lives of others with his honesty and his sense of |
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humor; he was truly a beloved teacher, and he leaves behind a wealth |
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of fond memories to be forever cherished by all those fortunate |
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enough to share in his company; 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 Albert "Beto" Garza, |
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Jr., and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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his father, Alberto R. Garza; to his siblings, Diana Nelson, Ruth |
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Balderas and her husband, Manuel, Norma Parker, Lupita Nelson and |
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her husband, Arthur, and Severo Garza and his wife, Margie; to his |
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brother-in-law, Jay W. Harris; to his nieces and nephews, Jennifer |
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and Jimmy Nelson, Jacob, Crystal, and Joseph Balderas, Richard and |
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Christopher Parker, Eric Nelson, Victoria and Micaela Garza, and |
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Amanda Harris; and to his other relatives and many 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 Albert |
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Garza, Jr. |
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Peña |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1251 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 23, 2009. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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