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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The certain knowledge of a life well lived may help |
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comfort the family and friends of Dr. Rosemarie Rivera Garza of |
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Uvalde, who passed away on January 9, 2017, at the age of 61; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on February 13, 1955, to Virgilio and Marcela |
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Rivera, the former Rosemarie Rivera was a native of San Teodoro on |
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the island of Mindoro in the Philippines; she grew up in Manila and |
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graduated as a registered nurse in 1976, and two years later, she |
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immigrated to the United States, settling first in the Rio Grande |
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Valley in South Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, In her work as a nurse, clinical educator, and |
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nursing instructor, Dr. Rosemarie Garza dedicated her life to the |
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care of others; she remained committed to her profession even while |
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fighting a long battle with cancer, and she later added to her two |
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master's degrees by completing a Ph.D. in 2014; among her many |
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notable achievements was the implementation of the community health |
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worker program at Uvalde Memorial Hospital, which she oversaw until |
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her death, and she also took on a leadership role in the hospital as |
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an intensive care unit director; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Rosemarie Garza found time to give back to her |
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community through her volunteer work with such organizations as the |
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Catholic Women's Society and the St. Henry de Osso Family Project, |
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and she was appointed by Governor George W. Bush to the Rural Health |
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Advisory Board; she was a faithful member of Sacred Heart Catholic |
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Church, where she served as a lector, a Eucharistic minister, and a |
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vocal guitarist in the choir and was deeply loved by her fellow |
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congregants; and |
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WHEREAS, Above all else, Dr. Rosemarie Garza was devoted to |
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her family, including her husband, Dr. R. Steve Garza, whom she |
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married in 1981, and their two daughters, Kimberly Rose and Lindsay |
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Marie; she also delighted in gathering for holidays and vacations |
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with her brothers Virgilio Jr. and Joel and sisters Dorothy, |
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Leslie, and Maria, as well as her countless nieces, nephews, and |
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in-laws; and |
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WHEREAS, A caring and gracious woman, Dr. Rosemarie Garza |
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will be greatly missed, and she leaves behind a legacy that will |
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forever be treasured by all those who shared in her love and |
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affection; 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 Dr. Rosemarie |
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Rivera Garza and extend heartfelt sympathy to all who mourn her |
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passing; 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 |
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Dr. Rosemarie Rivera Garza. |