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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Maria del Carmen Rodriguez Macias of Dallas on February |
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10, 2017, at the age of 92; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on December 19, 1924, in La China, Mexico, to |
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Francisco Rodriguez and Elisa Gonzalez, the former Teresa Rodriguez |
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was the youngest of six children; after her father's sudden death, |
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she moved to Montemorelos to live with her godparents, who renamed |
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her Maria del Carmen; she exchanged the vows of matrimony with |
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Benjamin Macias in 1947, and the couple settled in Dallas, where |
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they welcomed three sons, Benjamin, Alfonso, and Gerardo; over the |
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years, their family grew to include 7 grandchildren, Magdalena, |
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Teresa, Rebecca, Susana, Michael, Gabriel, and Analucia, as well as |
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17 great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, A skilled seamstress, Mrs. Macias worked for 25 |
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years at the National Embroidery Company; sustained throughout her |
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life by a deep and abiding faith, she was a valued member of |
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St. Mary of Carmel Catholic Church in Dallas for seven decades; she |
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humbly and quietly served the priests of her parish by cooking meals |
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and altering and laundering their clerical garments, and she was an |
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active member of the Legion of Mary, the Guadalupana Society, and |
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the Altar Society; moreover, she could often be found caring for the |
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sick, offering her constant prayers to anyone in need, and |
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performing other acts of kindness; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Maria del |
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Carmen Macias will remember the way she touched their lives with her |
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warmth, her generosity, and her boundless compassion, and she will |
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forever hold a treasured place in their hearts; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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Maria del Carmen Rodriguez Macias and extend heartfelt sympathy to |
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her loved ones; 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 Maria del |
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Carmen Rodriguez Macias. |