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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 Mary Julia Escalante Torres of Houston, who passed away on June |
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18, 2014, at the age of 84; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Mary Escalante was born on March 5, 1930, |
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to Pete and Barbara Escalante; she exchanged wedding vows with |
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George Torres in 1953, and the couple became the proud parents of |
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eight children, Gregory, Barbara, Phillip, Bonnie, Patrick, |
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MaryAlice, Fabian, and Jeanette; and |
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WHEREAS, Known affectionately as Nena, Mrs. Torres was a |
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dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother; she is |
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remembered as a woman of steady faith and compassion for others, |
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always ready with a kind word or smile, and full of light and |
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laughter; and |
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WHEREAS, Mary Julia Escalante Torres lived a caring and |
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purposeful life; she treasured the time she spent in the company of |
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family and friends, and she is deeply missed by all those who held |
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her 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 Mary Julia |
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Escalante Torres and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her |
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family: to her husband of 61 years, George Torres; to her children, |
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Barbara Torres, Phillip Torres and his wife, Amy, Bonnie Tresch and |
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her husband, David, Patrick Torres and his wife, Michelle, |
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MaryAlice Torres-MacDonald and her husband, John, Fabian Torres and |
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his wife, Leslie, and Jeanette Pappas and her husband, Mark; to her |
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grandchildren, Greg Ceballos and his wife, Lisa, Zachary, Jordan, |
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Evan, Victoria, Hannah, Joshua, Nathan, Robert, Adam, MaryJulia, |
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Mary, Emma, Chloe, Phillip, Addison, Caleb, and Audrey; to her |
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great-grandchildren, Gregory, Gavin, and Olivia; to her sister, |
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Alice Perez; to her brother, Pete Escalante; and to her other |
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relatives and 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 Mary Julia |
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Escalante Torres. |
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Bohac |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2304 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 21, 2015. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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