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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The family and friends of Monica Marie Villarreal of |
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Corpus Christi were deeply saddened by her tragic passing on |
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November 28, 1997, at the age of 18, and every year on the |
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anniversary of her birth, her loved ones come together to remember |
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the myriad ways in which she enriched their lives; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Dr. J. A. "Tony" Villarreal and |
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Yolanda Villarreal, Monica Villarreal was born on February 28, |
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1979, in Reno, Nevada; she was a natural caregiver to her two |
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younger sisters, Denise and Amanda, enjoyed the love of her |
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maternal and paternal grandparents, and was also very close to her |
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aunts and uncles and her godmother; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Villarreal lived for a time in Germany with her |
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family, as well as in Texas; as a teenager she showed a sense of |
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empathy beyond her years, and those who were closest to her recall |
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her sweetness and her willingness to overlook the mistakes of |
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others; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Monica Villarreal's journey on this earth |
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was far too brief, she will be forever remembered with great |
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affection by all those who held her dear; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the life and pay tribute to the memory of a |
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beloved Texan, Monica Marie Villarreal; 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 remembrance of |
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Monica Villarreal. |