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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The certain knowledge of a life well lived may |
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temper the profound sadness that the death of Maria Alvarez Mora of |
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Garland on January 26, 2012, brings to all who loved her; and |
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WHEREAS, A native Texan, Mrs. Mora was born on August 25, |
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1921, in Port Lavaca and grew up in the Corpus Christi area; in |
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1943, she married Jose B. Mora, and their family eventually grew to |
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include 11 children; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Mora was a devoted wife, mother, and homemaker; |
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skilled in the kitchen, she would make stacks of homemade |
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tortillas, fresh bread, sweet cake loaves, and pumpkin-filled |
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empanadas, which she lovingly shared with friends, neighbors, and |
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anyone who stopped by; in addition to caring for her home and |
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family, she occasionally babysat and took in ironing to help with |
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expenses; and |
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WHEREAS, This lifelong Catholic drew great strength from her |
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faith, and her patience and determination to persevere in the face |
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of hardship were |
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a source of great inspiration to others; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Maria Mora will |
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remember the way she touched their lives with her kindness, |
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generosity, and selflessness, and she will forever hold a treasured |
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place in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Maria Alvarez Mora |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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sons, Juan, Jesus, Javier, Jacob, Jaime, Joe Henry, Juan Jose, and |
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Manuel A. Mora; to her daughters, Maria Magdalena De Leon, Maria |
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Luisa Mora, and Maria Concepcion Mora; to her 27 grandchildren, 30 |
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great-grandchildren, and 7 great-great-grandchildren; to her |
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siblings, Abelardo Alvarez, Jose Alvarez, and Dora Suarez; and to |
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her many 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 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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Alvarez Mora. |
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Turner of Tarrant |
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| Straus |
M. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Oliveira |
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| Allen |
N. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Orr |
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| Anderson |
Gutierrez |
Patrick |
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| Aycock |
Harper-Brown |
Perry |
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| Bell |
Hernandez Luna |
Phillips |
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| Bonnen of Brazoria |
Hilderbran |
Pitts |
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| Bonnen of Galveston |
Howard |
Price |
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| Capriglione |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| Carter |
King of Hemphill |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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| Clardy |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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| Coleman |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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| Collier |
King of Zavala |
Schaefer |
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| Cortez |
Klick |
Sheffield of Bell |
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| Craddick |
Kolkhorst |
Sheffield of Coryell |
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| Crownover |
Kuempel |
Simpson |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Lavender |
Springer |
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| J. Davis of Harris |
Leach |
Stephenson |
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| S. Davis of Harris |
Lewis |
Stickland |
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| Dutton |
Lucio III |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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| Eiland |
Marquez |
Thompson of Harris |
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| Fallon |
Martinez Fischer |
Turner of Collin |
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| Farias |
McClendon |
Turner of Harris |
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| Farney |
Menendez |
Turner of Tarrant |
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| Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villarreal |
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| Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 137 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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vote of the House on January 23, 2013. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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