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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The family and many friends of Joel Ayala Jr. of |
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Kerrville were deeply saddened by the untimely passing of that |
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beloved gentleman on April 28, 2015, at the age of 58; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Kerrville on May 19, 1956, Joel Ayala was the |
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son of Joel and Emma Ayala; he attended Tivy High School and he went |
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on to earn a bachelor's degree from Texas Tech University in 1978; |
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for nearly two decades, he worked as a real estate broker with Carl |
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Meek Ranch Sales; and |
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WHEREAS, Elected by the voters of Kerr County, Precinct 2, |
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Mr. Ayala became a county constable in 2000, an office he held for |
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another 14 years; he further served his community as a Hill Country |
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mounted peace officer and as an active member of Calvary Temple |
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Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Ayala shared 28 years of marriage with the |
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former Brenda Jernigan; he took great pride in his two daughters, |
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Tera and Andie, and he cherished the time he spent with his three |
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grandchildren, Alyssa, Draven, and Brezlen, and his "granddog," |
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Ziggy; and |
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WHEREAS, Although his time on this earth was far too brief, |
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Joel Ayala brought great joy to the lives of his loved ones, and |
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they will forever carry him close in their hearts; now, therefore, |
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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 Joel Ayala Jr. and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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daughters, Tera Ayala and Chandra "Andie" Paine; to his |
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grandchildren, Alyssa, Draven, and Brezlen; to his sister, Diana |
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Ayala; to his father, Joel Ayala Sr.; and to his other relatives and |
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many friends; and, be it 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 Joel Ayala |
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Jr. |