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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Abelardo Leyva of Alpine passed away on July 18, |
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2012, at the age of 79, leaving his circle of loved ones with many |
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treasured memories of time spent in his company; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Terlingua on April 25, 1933, Abe Leyva was |
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the son of Agustine and Jesus Leyva; he joined the United States |
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Army in 1953 and earned the National Defense Service Medal, the |
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United Nations Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal, and the |
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Good Conduct Medal; and |
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WHEREAS, After leaving the military, Mr. Leyva worked as a |
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postal carrier, and he also served his community as a Brewster |
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County commissioner for more than a decade; he was a charter member |
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of the Alpine Evening Lions Club and belonged to the Veterans of |
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Foreign Wars; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Leyva married the love of his life, Elidia |
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Gallego, in Alpine in 1956, and they shared nearly six decades |
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together; the parents of two sons, Orlando G. Leyva and Abelardo |
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"Ito" Leyva, the couple later welcomed into their family three |
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grandchildren and a great-grandchild; and |
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WHEREAS, Abe Leyva made a positive and lasting difference in |
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the lives of his friends and loved ones, and he will be deeply |
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missed by all who knew him; 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 Abelardo Leyva and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Elidia Leyva; to his sons, Orlando G. Leyva and Abelardo "Ito" |
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Leyva; to his brothers, Agustine Leyva, Jr., Palemon Leyva, and |
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Alberto Leyva; to his sister, Beatrice Leyva; to his grandchildren, |
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Cesar Leyva, Orlando Leyva, and Isela Garcia; to his |
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great-grandchild, Issa Garcia; and to his other relatives and |
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friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Abelardo |
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Leyva. |
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Herrero |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 855 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on March 27, 2013. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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