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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the sorrow felt at |
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the untimely death of Magali Jimenez of Houston, who passed away on |
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January 23, 2017, at the age of 19; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in 1997, Ms. Jimenez was a senior at Wisdom |
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High School, on track to graduate in May; a natural leader, she was |
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active in the school's Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps |
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program, attaining the highest possible enlisted rank, command |
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sergeant major, in the Cadet Corps and receiving the Superior Cadet |
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Award; she was also a member of the girls' soccer team, and she |
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participated in the physical fitness team, the drill team, and the |
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Color Guard; moreover, this outstanding young Texan performed more |
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than 200 hours of volunteer service, including time spent working |
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at a food bank and assisting autistic students; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Jimenez was first diagnosed with leukemia two |
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years ago and suffered a recurrence in August 2016; during the |
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course of her battle with the disease, she demonstrated a tenacious |
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resolve that earned her the respect and admiration of the staff at |
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Texas Children's Hospital and all those who stood with her; and |
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WHEREAS, Although the loss of this bright and vibrant young |
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woman brings immeasurable heartache, her loved ones may take some |
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comfort in knowing that her friendship and the determination and |
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strength with which she lived her life will not soon be forgotten; |
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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 memory of Magali Jimenez and |
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extend deepest condolences to the members of her family and her many |
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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 Magali |
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Jimenez. |