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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of Marcelo Rios of El Paso, who passed away on January 26, 2014, at |
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the age of 71; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Rios was born in Ysleta on July 26, 1942, one of |
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12 children of Emilio and Paula Rios; he graduated from Clint High |
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School with honors and went on to earn a bachelor's degree in |
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business administration from The University of Texas at El Paso; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Continuing a proud family tradition of service in |
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the military, Mr. Rios enlisted in the United States Air Force, |
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where he achieved the rank of airman first class and garnered |
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numerous commendations; he subsequently began a civilian career at |
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Farah Manufacturing as a payroll supervisor, and he retired from |
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his position as labor relations manager after 26 years with the El |
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Paso Electric Company; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Rios was blessed with the |
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love and support of his wife of 47 years, Maria Antonia, and his two |
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children, Marnia and Omar; he treasured the time he spent with his |
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family, and his favorite pastimes were fishing and cheering on the |
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Dallas Cowboys; and |
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WHEREAS, Marcelo Rios enjoyed a life that was rich in the |
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intangibles that matter most, and he is deeply missed by all those |
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who held him dear; 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 Marcelo Rios and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Maria Antonia Rios; to his children, Marnia Davis and her husband, |
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Mike, and Omar Rios and his wife, Mina; to his grandson, Saia Rios; |
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to his siblings, Emma, Emilio, Rosie, Manny, Margie, Betty, Sammy, |
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and Lillian; 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 Marcelo |
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Rios. |