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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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death of Mary Helen Torres of Waco, who passed away on March 10, |
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2011, at the age of 64; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Waco on September 22, 1946, to Fernando and |
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Gregoria Tenorio Torres, Ms. Torres served in the U.S. Army Reserve |
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for eight years in the 1970s and later established a career at the |
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Veterans Administration Hospital; she worked at the facility for 25 |
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years and earned an associate's degree in mental health in 1990; and |
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WHEREAS, A loving, kind, and compassionate woman, Ms. Torres |
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was a devoted mother who had the joy of welcoming two more |
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generations of children into her family, and she was an active |
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member of St. Francis Catholic Church and of the Cursillo Movement; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Although Mary Helen Torres will be deeply missed, |
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cherished memories of time spent in her company will long endure in |
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the hearts of 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 pay tribute to the memory of Mary Helen Torres |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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daughter, Lydia Ann Ochoa; to her grandchildren, Michael, Armando, |
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Gregory, Abel Joe, and Lisa; to her great-grandchildren, Gregory, |
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Joseph, Noah, Anastazia, Serenity, Armando, and Adam; to her |
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sister, Lydia Torres; to her brothers, Fernando Torres, Jr., and |
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his wife, Cynthia, and Mike Torres and his wife, Consuelo; to her |
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longtime companion, Robert Denny; and to her other relatives and |
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friends; 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 memory of Mary Helen |
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Torres. |
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Anderson of McLennan |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1723 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 12, 2011. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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