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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The family and friends of Elizardo Amaya are |
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mourning the loss of this beloved gentleman, who passed away on |
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April 5, 2015, at the age of 73; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Elizardo and Maria Amaya, Mr. Amaya was |
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born in Corpus Christi on March 9, 1942; while attending Roy Miller |
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High School, he earned all-district honors in baseball and was |
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inducted into the Miller Buccaneers Athletics Hall of Fame; |
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following his graduation in 1961, he went on to play for the |
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University of Corpus Christi; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Amaya spent some time on the semipro circuit |
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after college and found employment at the Corpus Christi Army |
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Depot, where he continued to work for the next 45 years; his passion |
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for baseball led him to explore another aspect of the sport, and he |
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served as a mentor to many during his more than four decades |
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coaching and umpiring; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted family man, Mr. Amaya was the proud father |
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of two sons, Larry and Leonard, and he delighted in the time he |
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shared with his seven grandchildren, Alexis, Justin, Zachary, |
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Larry, Emma, Karley, and Alyssa; and |
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WHEREAS, Admired for his inspiring leadership and joyous zest |
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for life, Elizardo Amaya brightened the world for all who knew him, |
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and they will forever hold him close in their hearts; now, |
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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 Elizardo Amaya and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his sons, |
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Larry Amaya and his wife, Monica, and Leonard Amaya and his wife, |
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Cindy; to his grandchildren, Alexis, Justin, Zachary, Larry Jr., |
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Emma, Karley, and Alyssa; to his companion, Alice Sanchez; to his |
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mother, Maria Ruiz Amaya; to his brothers, Emilio R. Amaya and his |
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wife, Raquel, Ernesto Amaya and his wife, Tisha, Eduardo R. Amaya |
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and his wife, Adelina, and Eloy Amaya; to his sisters, Venina Flores |
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and her husband, Santos, and Sandra Quesada and her husband, |
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Richard; and to his other relatives and many 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 Elizardo |
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Amaya. |