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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The people of El Paso lost a beloved member of the |
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community with the death of Maria Sixta Esquivel on October 10, |
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2007; and |
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WHEREAS, Born to Juan Esquivel Martinez and Julia Orijinales |
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Castro on August 6, 1939, Maria Esquivel grew up in Ejido Nuevo |
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Leon, Coahuila, Mexico; in 1963, she became the attendant of El Paso |
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resident Paul Moreno, who was elected to the Texas House of |
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Representatives in 1966, and she remained by his side for more than |
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four decades, during which time she met numerous public officials, |
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including then governor George W. Bush; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Esquivel excelled at her myriad duties, |
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including overseeing the Moreno household, managing functions and |
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parties, and assisting Representative Moreno with any number of |
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tasks; she traveled with him on business trips throughout the |
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United States, Mexico, and Canada and relocated with him to Austin |
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during legislative sessions; she was the only staffer allowed on |
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the house floor, and her assistance was integral to his many |
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efforts; when his workload increased as a member of the |
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appropriations committee in 2001, she was up before dawn to help |
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ready him for morning meetings and was invariably still completing |
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projects long into the night; and |
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WHEREAS, The loving attention of Ms. Esquivel further |
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benefited Representative Moreno's daughter, Annette M. Alvarado, |
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whom she played a significant role in raising; through the years, |
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she also came to hold a special place in the hearts of Ms. |
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Alvarado's daughters, Innette, Evette, and Amarette; she was known |
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affectionately to Ms. Alvarado and her girls as "Nina," while she |
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referred to them as "las cuatro petochitas"; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to her avocation, Ms. Esquivel took |
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seriously her part in Representative Moreno's ability to accomplish |
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good in behalf of his constituents; she was invested in not only the |
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care of her employer, but also the betterment of El Paso and the |
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Lone Star State, and she earned the respect and admiration of |
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political activists throughout the city; and |
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WHEREAS, Maria Esquivel made a meaningful difference in the |
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lives of many, and although she is deeply missed, memories of her |
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will forever be treasured by all those who held her dear; 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 Maria Sixta Esquivel |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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sisters, Josefa and Porfiria Esquivel Orijinales; to her brothers, |
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Zeferino, Margarito, Natalio, and Ignacio Esquivel Orijinales; to |
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her close friend and employer, former state representative Paul |
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Moreno, and his daughter and granddaughters, Annette M. Alvarado, |
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and Innette, Evette, and Amarette; and to her 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 her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Maria Sixta |
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Esquivel. |
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Quintanilla |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1735 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 11, 2009. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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