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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 51
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In Memory |
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of |
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Mary Espiritu |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of San Antonio in mourning the loss of Mary Espiritu, |
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who died January 15, 2011, at the age of 88; and |
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WHEREAS, Mary Espiritu was born in San Antonio on September |
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8, 1922, to Richard and Amelia DeLeon; during her 40-year tenure |
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as an employee at Kelly Air Force Base, she progressed from clerk |
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typist to logistics management specialist; and |
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WHEREAS, She was a longtime advocate of equal rights for |
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women and minorities, and she counseled and mentored many women |
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throughout her life; citing her own example of attaining a |
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bachelor's degree while working full-time and being a mother, she |
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encouraged women to pursue a higher education; and |
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WHEREAS, She was active in her community and held |
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leadership positions with various civic organizations, including |
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the League of United Latin American Citizens, where she served as |
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president of Council 4619 and as women's deputy for District XV; |
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she received numerous awards over the years, was recognized as |
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one of the "100 Outstanding Hispanic Women in Communications" by |
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a national Hispanic magazine, and was inducted into the National |
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Hispanic Women's Hall of Fame; and |
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WHEREAS, Mary Espiritu had a positive impact on the lives |
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of many people through her volunteer work and her service to her |
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community; a devoted mother and grandmother, she leaves behind |
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memories that will be treasured for years to come by her family, |
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her many friends, and all those who had the good fortune of |
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knowing this dynamic and caring woman; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd |
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Legislature, hereby honor the memory of Mary Espiritu and extend |
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sincere condolences to her bereaved family; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for her |
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family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas Senate, |
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and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in memory of |
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Mary Espiritu. |
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Van de Putte |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on January 24, 2011, by |
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a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |