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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Rene |
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C. Alaniz Sr. of Mission, who died on November 26, 2014, at the age |
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of 63; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Elida Garza Alaniz and Leonardo Alaniz, |
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Rene Alaniz was born in Mission on September 5, 1951, and he |
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graduated from Mission High School; he was joined in matrimony to |
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Dalia Alaniz, and together they raised three children, Rene Jr., |
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Christine, and Maritza; and |
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WHEREAS, One of the most respected firefighters in the Rio |
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Grande Valley, Mr. Alaniz joined the McAllen Fire Department in |
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October 1977, and over the course of his exemplary 36-year career, |
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he excelled at his job, earning three certifications from the Texas |
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Commission on Fire Protection; his duties included service as a |
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public information officer and a public education officer, and he |
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retired in September 2014 as a lieutenant officer; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Alaniz loved fishing and hosting family events, |
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and he took particular delight in the time he spent with his five |
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grandchildren; he also gave generously of his time to the National |
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Fire Protection Association and the State Firemen's and Fire |
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Marshals' Association of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted family man and an admired public servant, |
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Rene Alaniz leaves behind a legacy that will continue to inspire all |
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those who had the good fortune to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Rene C. Alaniz Sr. and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Dalia Alaniz; to his children, Rene C. Alaniz Jr., Christine |
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Alaniz, and Maritza Alaniz; to his brothers, Alberto, Jesus, and |
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Alfredo Alaniz; to his sisters, Maria del Rosario Alaniz, Alicia |
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Farias, Sylvia Edna Alaniz, and Linda Yvonne Alaniz; to his five |
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grandchildren; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it |
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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 memory of Rene |
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C. Alaniz Sr. |
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Muñoz, Jr. |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 228 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on February 19, 2015. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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