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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Friends and family were greatly saddened by the loss |
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of Eligio Grijalva of El Paso County, who passed away on April 14, |
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2008, at the age of 86; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on December 20, 1921, to Eligio and Guadalupe |
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Grijalva in El Paso, "Lico" Grijalva was a lifelong farmer who |
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operated farms in the Socorro and Clint areas; he and his wife, |
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Magdalena, raised a large family that included their children |
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Martha, Cristina, Rudy, Lupita, Lily, Gracie, Ruben, Eddie, Dikki, |
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and Ronnie; with the passing years, they also had the pleasure of |
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welcoming 26 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren into their |
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family; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Grijalva was a lifelong parishioner of Mt. |
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Carmel Church, where he was a member of the Holy Name Society and |
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Adoracion Nocturna; an active member of his community, he sponsored |
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several local baseball teams and served on the Socorro school board |
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for many years; moreover, he had the honor of being named |
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Outstanding El Paso Conservationist of the Year; and |
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WHEREAS, Eligio Grijalva lived a caring and purposeful life, |
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and although he is deeply missed, his loved ones may take comfort in |
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their many fond recollections of the joyful times they spent in his |
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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 memory of Eligio Grijalva and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife of |
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65 years, Magdalena Grijalva; to his children, Martha, Cristina, |
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Rudy, Lupita, Lily, Gracie, Ana, Eddie, Dikki, and Ronnie; to his |
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brothers, Ysidro, Pedro, and Johnny; to his sons-in-law, Joe, Rudy, |
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Louie, George, Eddie, Frank, and Gilbert; to his grandchildren and |
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great-grandchildren; and to his other relatives and friends; and, |
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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 Eligio |
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Grijalva. |
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Quintanilla |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 3058 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on June 1, 2009. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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