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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 421
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pleasure in |
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recognizing Sophia Perez DeLa'O on the grand occasion of her |
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102nd birthday; and |
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WHEREAS, This gracious lady is well known for her charm and |
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generosity of spirit, and she is a revered resident of Austin; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Sophia Perez DeLa'O was born March 13, 1907, in |
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Mexico and moved to Austin at the age of nine; she grew up in East |
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Austin, and she and Nicholas Avila had three children, Josie, |
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Fernando, and Joe Avila; and |
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WHEREAS, She later married Florentino DeLa'O, a baker, and |
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the couple managed La Oriental Bakery in East Austin and also |
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sold bread out of their house on East 9th Street; they had a |
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daughter, Hilda DeLa'O, and together they raised the four |
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children as a family; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. DeLa'O is a beloved and respected member of |
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her community, and she is noted for her courage, her compassion |
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for others, and her enthusiasm for living each day to the |
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fullest; and |
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WHEREAS, In honor of her birthday and the 80th birthday of |
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her son Joe Avila, friends and family are joining them as they |
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celebrate the occasion together on April 1, 2009, at Joe's Bakery |
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and Coffee Shop; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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Legislature, hereby recognize Sophia Perez DeLa'O as a treasured |
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citizen of our state and extend to her best wishes for a memorable |
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102nd birthday; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Watson |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 16, 2009. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |