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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and |
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meaningful accomplishments remain to comfort the family and friends |
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of Oscar Garza of Mission, who passed away on December 22, 2016, at |
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the age of 59; and |
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WHEREAS, Oscar Garza was born to Hermenegildo and Concepción |
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Garza on August 12, 1957, in Gilroy, California; the youngest of |
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nine children, he spent his formative years in McFarland, |
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California, working in the fields with his parents and siblings; |
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his family moved to Texas when he was 15, and he attended Mission |
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High School, where he was an accomplished athlete; throughout his |
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time in school, he helped his father on the ranch, and during the |
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summers, he worked as a longshoreman in Galveston; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Garza graduated in 1976 and went on to find |
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success as a rancher and businessman; his company, Real Estate |
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Investments, operated branches in Mission and McAllen, and he also |
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owned the Cabrito Market in Palmview; active in his community, he |
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served as president of the Hidalgo County Irrigation District No. 6 |
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Board of Directors; and |
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WHEREAS, Valuing his family above all else, Mr. Garza was a |
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devoted husband to his wife of 34 years, Norie, and he took great |
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pride in their four children, Carina, Aissa, Oscar, and Alyna, and |
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their three grandsons, Josiah, Isai, and Cristian; in his spare |
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time, Mr. Garza enjoyed visiting the Rio Grande, where he would |
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watch the sun rise and reflect with gratitude on his many blessings; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Admired for his dedication to his family, his |
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youthful spirit, and his strong work ethic, Oscar Garza treasured |
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the richness that each day brought, and he will long be remembered |
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with deep affection by all who had the good fortune to know him; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Oscar Garza and extend |
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sincere condolences to his family 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 Oscar |
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Garza. |