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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Raymondville are mourning the loss of |
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admired civic leader Gilbert Lozano, who passed away on February |
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22, 2017, at the age of 72; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Pablo Lozano Sr. and Maria de Jesus Sierra |
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de la Fuente, Gilbert Lozano was born in Brownsville on July 13, |
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1944; he worked in a grocery store and at a hotel restaurant while |
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attending Edinburg High School; coming of age during the Vietnam |
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War era, he served his country in the United States Army, and he was |
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deployed to Panama during a crisis in the Canal Zone; and |
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WHEREAS, Following his military service, Mr. Lozano worked |
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for General Motors in Michigan; he subsequently returned to the Rio |
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Grande Valley, where he completed his education at Texas Southmost |
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College and embarked on a career as a probation officer in Cameron |
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County; he later transferred to the Willacy County Probation |
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Department and settled in Raymondville; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Lozano was employed in probation for 25 years |
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before his retirement; still eager to serve, he became the county's |
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district clerk in 2003; he was determined to end the financial |
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burden caused by an inefficient system of rotating state district |
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judges in the county, and with the help of his state senator, he |
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succeeded in having jurisdiction consolidated under a single court; |
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in addition, he benefited his fellow citizens as a member of the |
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Lions Club, VFW Post No. 6719, and American Legion Post No. 390; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Lozano and his first wife, Anna Lopez, were |
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blessed with five children, David, Gilbert, Elizabeth, Cristine, |
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and Justin; in 1984, he wed the former Viola Cavazos, and they |
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shared a quarter century of marriage; he loved to visit his children |
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in Michigan, and he was devoted to his 10 grandchildren, his 10 |
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step-grandchildren, and his great-grandchild; genial and |
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good-hearted, he showed compassion through many kind acts, and he |
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enjoyed taking friends, colleagues, and acquaintances out fishing |
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on his boat; and |
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WHEREAS, Gilbert Lozano made a meaningful difference in the |
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lives of his loved ones and fellow citizens alike, and his |
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contributions will be fondly remembered for years to come; now, |
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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 Gilbert Lozano and |
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extend sincere sympathy to his 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 his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Gilbert |
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Lozano. |