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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A 50th wedding anniversary marks a lifetime of |
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mutual devotion and shared experiences, and Sijifredo and Diana |
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Flores of Benavides are celebrating this joyous milestone in their |
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marriage on June 25, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Both natives of Duval County, "Chacho" Flores and |
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the former Diana Carrillo met on the first day of school when he was |
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a freshman and she was an eighth-grader, and one month after her |
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high school graduation in 1961, they were married at Santa Rosa de |
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Lima Catholic Church in Benavides; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the years, Mr. and Mrs. Flores have been |
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blessed with a treasured family that includes four children and |
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their spouses, Luis Javier Flores and his wife, Gianna, Oscar |
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Orlando Flores and his wife, Rose Marie, Juan Antonio Flores, and |
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Emma Luella Buitron and her husband, Lorenzo, as well as their |
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grandchildren, John Ross Flores, Stephanie Lynn Flores, Bianca |
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Ovidia Buitron, Lorenzo Buitron II, and Jose Orlando Flores; and |
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WHEREAS, Chacho Flores is the son of Salvador and Beatriz |
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Flores, and Mrs. Flores is the daughter of former State |
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Representative Oscar Carrillo, Sr., and Evangelina Garcia |
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Carrillo; the couple are very active with Santa Rosa de Lima |
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Catholic Church, where they have participated in many events and |
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for 15 years prepared 250 pounds of carne guisada for the church's |
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annual festival; they have also owned and operated their own |
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businesses, Chacho's Drive-Thru and Diner and C&F Feed and |
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Hardware; and |
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WHEREAS, After running the family dairy and farming business |
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for many years, Mr. Flores went on to serve as a Duval county |
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commissioner, as president of the Independent Milk Association, and |
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as a member of the Lions Club; Mrs. Flores was a legal secretary for |
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20 years, and she has long been active with the Catholic Daughters |
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of the Americas as a regent, recording secretary, and vice-regent; |
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she currently serves as the administrator of the district office of |
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State Representative Ryan Guillen in Benavides; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Flores have enjoyed five decades of |
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abiding love and affection for one another, and they are among an |
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exceptional group of men and women who can claim such a lasting |
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commitment; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Chacho and |
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Diana Flores on their golden wedding anniversary and extend to them |
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sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Flores as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |