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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 346
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In Memory |
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of |
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Carmen M. Garcia |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of San Antonio in mourning the loss of Carmen M. Garcia, |
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who died February 19, 2015, at the age of 88; and |
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WHEREAS, Maria Del Carmen Garza was born September 30, |
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1926, and she attended San Antonio Tech High School and later |
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studied at San Antonio College; in her formative years, she |
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worked at A. M. Garza Grocery, her father's business; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Garcia began her 35-year career as a junior |
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stenographer with the Texas Department of Public Welfare; with |
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skill and dedication, she worked her way through the ranks to |
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become a senior social worker in the agency, which had become the |
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Texas Department of Human Resources; after retiring, she |
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volunteered for more than two decades with OASIS, a nonprofit |
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organization that works to promote successful aging through |
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lifelong learning; and |
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WHEREAS, She married Guadalupe Garcia in 1949, and they |
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were blessed with four children, seven grandchildren, and two |
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great-grandchildren; they raised their family according to the |
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principles of their faith and were active members of Saint Mary |
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Magdalene's Parish; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Garcia was respected and admired throughout |
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the community and was known for her kindness and her enthusiasm |
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for living each day to the fullest; she was beloved by many, and |
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she leaves behind memories that will long be cherished by all who |
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were privileged to share in her life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Carmen M. Garcia; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Carmen Garcia. |
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Creighton |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 10, 2015, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |