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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to |
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a close with the passing of Estella Lane Trevino of Edinburg on |
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April 30, 2018, at the age of 95; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Jack Lane Sr. and Estella P. Lane, |
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the former Estella Lane was born in Red Gate on August 6, 1922, and |
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grew up there with five siblings, Francisca, Samuel, Jack, Aminta, |
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and Jovita; when she was only 18, she opened a beauty salon, which |
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she operated for 21 years; she married the love of her life, Jose |
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Luis Trevino, and they were blessed with a daughter, Chiqui; |
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devoted to her family, she joyfully welcomed the addition of a |
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son-in-law, George X. Guerra, and she became "Bobi" to three |
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grandchildren, Brian, Leanne, and Steven, and four |
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great-grandchildren, Xavier, Oslo, Sean, and Cooper; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Trevino was elected in 1959 as the first female |
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justice of the peace in Hidalgo County; after her four-year tenure, |
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she worked as a night auditor at the Rodeway Inn in McAllen, and in |
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1972, she was hired as executive director of the Edinburg Housing |
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Authority, becoming the first woman to lead a Rio Grande Valley |
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housing authority; over the course of more than four decades in that |
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role, she distinguished herself through her skill and great |
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dedication to ensuring that the most vulnerable members of society |
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had safe, affordable housing; in 2005, she received the Hall of Fame |
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Award for Outstanding Service from the Texas Chapter of the |
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National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials; and |
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WHEREAS, Always seeking to make a positive difference, |
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Mrs. Trevino served on the board of the South Texas Independent |
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School District, and she represented Rio Grande Valley seniors in |
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the Texas Silver-Haired Legislature for many years; a valued member |
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of St. Joseph Catholic Church, she was appointed as a trustee of El |
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Rosario Charitable Trusts; she was named 2009 Woman of the Year by |
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the Edinburg Chamber of Commerce, and the City of Edinburg declared |
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September 23, 2011, as "Estella Lane Trevino Day"; in addition, The |
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University of Texas-Pan American established an endowment in her |
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name to provide scholarships for Edinburg students living in public |
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housing; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply committed to her family, her faith, and her |
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community, Estella Lane Trevino earned the lasting respect and |
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admiration of all who were privileged to know her; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Estella Lane Trevino |
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and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn her passing; and, be |
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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 Estella |
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Lane Trevino. |