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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their |
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memories of Sylvia Diana Lopez of Rio Grande City, who passed away |
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on September 28, 2017, at the age of 61; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Sylvia Garcia was born on April 30, 1956, |
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to Jose Leon Garcia and Margarita Carrera, and she grew up with the |
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companionship of three siblings, Jose, Ernesto, and Elda; a 1974 |
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graduate of Rio Grande City High School, she later returned to |
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school and earned a degree from The University of Texas-Pan |
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American in 1994; and |
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WHEREAS, Guided by her compassion and her determination to be |
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an advocate for the underserved, Ms. Lopez pursued a career as a |
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licensed social worker; for nearly two decades, she served as |
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director of the social work department at Starr County Memorial |
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Hospital, and she also generously shared her expertise with |
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undergraduate and graduate social work students as a field |
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instructor for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Lopez was the devoted mother of three children, |
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Dalinda, Frank, and Melinda, and she took great pride in her two |
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granddaughters, Cinco and Viva; in her leisure time, she enjoyed |
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relaxing on the beach, fishing in the bay, and inviting family and |
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friends over for beer and barbecue; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Sylvia Lopez is deeply missed, she will |
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forever be remembered with admiration and affection by her loved |
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ones and by the many people whose lives were touched by her work; |
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now, therefore, 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 memory of Sylvia Diana Lopez |
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and extend sincere sympathy 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 Sylvia |
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Diana Lopez. |