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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 Esther Borjas Garza of Robstown, who passed away on March 29, |
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2017, at the age of 70; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Domingo and Beatrice Carrington |
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Borjas, the former Esther Borjas was born in Robstown on February |
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15, 1947, and grew up in the company of her sister, Estella, and her |
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three brothers, Paul, Elias, and Domingo; on July 22, 1978, she |
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married Edward Garza, with whom she shared a rewarding marriage |
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that spanned nearly four decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. GarzaattendedTexasA&MUniversity-- |
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Kingsville, earning a bachelor's degree in elementary education in |
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1980 and a master's degree three years later; almost immediately |
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after completing her undergraduate studies, she joined the Robstown |
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Independent School District as a third-grade teacher; she was known |
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for her dedication and skill as an educator, and she touched the |
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lives of countless students before retiring from the district in |
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2000; a woman of deep faith, she also instructed CCD classes at |
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St. Anthony Catholic Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Although she will be deeply missed, the passage of |
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time will never diminish the joy and love that Esther Garza brought |
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into the lives of all who knew her, and she will forever hold a |
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treasured place in their hearts; 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 Esther Borjas Garza |
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and extend sincere condolences to her family and 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 her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Esther |
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Garza. |