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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to |
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a close when Maria Teresa Rabago passed away on December 20, 2010, |
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at the age of 59; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Edinburg to Juan Rabago and Maria Elena |
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Hinojosa, Terrie Rabago grew up in a close-knit family with seven |
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siblings; she attended Pan American University and graduated from |
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The University of Texas at Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Rabago became a realtor in 1996 and attained her |
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broker's license in 2006, the same year she retired from a |
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quarter-century of employment with the State of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Possessed of a warm and generous spirit, Terrie |
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Rabago nurtured her relationships with her loved ones, helped |
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newcomers become connected to life in the Capitol City, and |
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generously welcomed others into her Austin home, the site of much |
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socializing and community-project strategizing over the years; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Leadership Texas, Ms. Rabago shared |
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her talents with a host of community organizations and worthy |
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causes; she sat on the boards of the Hispanic Women's Network of |
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Texas, the Austin History Center, CASA (Court Appointed Special |
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Advocate Association), and TEACH Quest, served as president of the |
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Austin chapter of the Hispanic Women's Network, and held a seat on |
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Austin's Historic Landmark and Zoning and Platting Commissions, in |
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addition to maintaining an affiliation with numerous other groups; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Through her myriad endeavors, Terrie Rabago |
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contributed to building a more inclusive, caring, and vibrant |
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community, and those who were blessed to share in her love and |
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affection will forever hold her close in their hearts; now, |
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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 Teresa Rabago |
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and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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daughters, Laura Coulter and her husband, Doug, and Amber Stephens |
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and her husband, Roger; to her grandchildren, Soriah and Dante |
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Esquivel, Aiden Coulter, and Blake and Logan Stephens; to her |
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parents, Juan Rabago and Maria Elena Hinojosa; to her brothers, |
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Robert, Albert, Jose, and Jesse Rabago; to her sisters, Sandra |
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Aguiar, Cecilia Mercado, and Eliena Hinojosa; and to her other |
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relatives 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 Terrie |
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Rabago. |