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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of Benjamin Aviles of McGregor, who passed away on April 8, 2011, at |
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the age of 80; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on July 2, 1930, in Seguin, Ben Aviles was the |
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son of Miguel and Virginia Aviles; he worked with the Santa Fe |
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Railroad and in farming before beginning a notable career with the |
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City of McGregor Public Works Department that spanned 28 years; |
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active in his community, he was a former member of the Mexican |
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American Association Hall in McGregor; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Aviles married Cecilia Lucio on October 4, 1952, |
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at a ceremony held in Waco; the couple shared a rewarding |
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relationship and became the parents of eight children, Victor, |
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Daniel, Adam, Diana, Virginia, Angela, Tommie, and Elma; with the |
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passing years, they saw their family grow to include 17 |
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grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and a |
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great-great-grandchild; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Ben Aviles will be deeply missed, he will |
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always be remembered with great affection by all those who held him |
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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 life of Benjamin Aviles and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Cecilia Aviles; to his sons, Victor, Daniel, and Adam Aviles; to his |
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daughters, Diana Zapata and her husband, Jose, Virginia Salazar and |
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her husband, Carlos, Angela Cruz and her husband, Mario, and Tommie |
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Estrada and her husband, Steven; to his 17 grandchildren, his 16 |
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great-grandchildren, and his great-great-grandchild; and to his |
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other 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 the members of his family and that when the Texas House |
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of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Ben |
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Aviles. |