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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and |
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meaningful accomplishments remain to comfort the family and friends |
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of Josephine Longoria of Edinburg, who passed away on January 8, |
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2015, at the age of 58; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on July 29, 1956, to C. J. and Dorothy Dufour, |
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Jody Longoria grew up in Edinburg with three older sisters; she |
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attended St. Joseph's Catholic School as a young girl and later |
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graduated from Edinburg High School, where she was a member of the |
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school choir and volleyball team; she went on to earn a degree from |
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Texas A&I University before spending 17 years as a supervisor with |
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the Texas Department of Human Services; she eventually found her |
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true calling in the classroom, dedicating nearly two decades of her |
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life as a teacher at Johnny G. Economedes High School; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan frequently volunteered her time |
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with a number of worthwhile community organizations, including |
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local 4H and FFA clubs, the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show, and |
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the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America; and |
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WHEREAS, Blessed with a loving family, Mrs. Longoria enjoyed |
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34 years of rewarding marriage with her husband, Osvaldo; she was |
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the devoted mother of two sons, Justin and Kyle, and she later knew |
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the joy of welcoming a grandson, Luke, into her cherished family; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Jody Longoria |
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will remember the way she touched their lives with her warmth, |
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optimism, and wonderful sense of humor, and she will forever hold a |
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treasured place in their hearts; 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 memory of Josephine Longoria |
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and extend deepest sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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husband, Osvaldo Longoria Jr.; to her sons, Justin Longoria and his |
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wife, Glenda, and Kyle Longoria; to her grandson, Luke Longoria; to |
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her sisters, Laura Crist and her husband, Bobby, Norma Perez and her |
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husband, Ralph, and Adell Dufour; and to her 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 her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jody |
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Longoria. |