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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 was 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. |