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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Citizens of Socorro lost two beloved residents with |
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the passing of Robert Rojas on September 3, 2007, and his wife, |
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Francisca Rojas, on November 14, 2008; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Rojas shared 55 years together; they |
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were the parents of five children, Gustavo, Osvaldo, Norma, |
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Frances, and the late Alonso Rojas, and their family grew to include |
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11 grandchildren and a great-granddaughter; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Clint on October 4, 1929, Mrs. Rojas was a |
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lifelong resident of Socorro, where she was active in the parish at |
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Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church; Mr. Rojas was retired from a |
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notable 29-year career with the Bureau of Reclamation, Department |
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of the Interior; dedicated to making his community a better place, |
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he had been a member of the board of Socorro ISD for many years; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Rojas set an outstanding example of |
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citizenship and family devotion throughout their time on this |
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earth, and though they are deeply missed, they will always be |
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remembered with love and admiration; 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 lives of Robert and Francisca |
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Rojas and extend sincere sympathy to the members of their family: to |
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their sons, Gustavo and his wife, Anna, and Osvaldo and his wife, |
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Cruz; to their daughters, Norma Murphy and her husband, John, and |
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Frances M. Rojas; to their grandchildren and great-granddaughter; |
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and to their other relatives and many friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for their family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Robert and |
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Francisca Rojas. |
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Quintanilla |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 3094 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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