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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Maria Maciel of Waco passed away on April 3, 2011, at |
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the age of 99, leaving her circle of family and friends to cherish |
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their many happy memories of time spent in her company; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on February 21, 1912, in Mexico, the former |
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Maria Hernandez was the daughter of Hilario and Fernanda Hernandez; |
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she was joined in marriage with Andres Maciel on June 22, 1931, and |
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the couple shared more than seven rewarding decades together, until |
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Mr. Maciel's passing in 2003; and |
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WHEREAS, Maria Maciel was a devoted mother to her five sons, |
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Trinidad, Raymond, Jesse, Johnny, and Joe, and four daughters, |
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Esperanza, Victoria, Gloria, and Andrea, and to Irene Salazar, whom |
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she raised as a daughter; over the years, she delighted in seeing |
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her family grow to include 34 grandchildren, 71 |
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great-grandchildren, 24 great-great-grandchildren, and 9 |
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great-great-great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Earlier in her life, Mrs. Maciel worked for Roy |
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Beatty Cleaners, Holiday Cleaners, and Buchanan's Laundry; a woman |
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of deep faith, she was an active parishioner of St. Francis Catholic |
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Church, where she belonged to the Guadalupanas; this beloved |
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matriarch enjoyed cooking for her loved ones and kept them all in |
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her prayers; and |
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WHEREAS, Blessed with a sweet, amiable nature, Maria Maciel |
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touched many lives during her time on this earth, and she will |
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forever hold a special place in the hearts of those who knew and |
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loved her; 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 Maria Maciel and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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children and their spouses, Raymond and Sally Maciel, Jesse and |
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Linda Maciel, Johnny and Eva Maciel, Joe and Dodie Maciel, |
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Esperanza Salazar and Jose Soto, Victoria Mata, Gloria Gonzales, |
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and Andrea Perez; to Irene Salazar and her husband, Julio; to her |
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grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, |
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and great-great-great-grandchildren; and to her other relatives |
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and 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 Maria |
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Maciel. |