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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The citizens of Raymondville lost a passionate and |
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devoted civic leader with the passing of former city commissioner |
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Mary Gutierrez on April 15, 2019, at the age of 72; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on October 2, 1946, at Harl Thomas Ranch in |
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Sarita, Mary Gutierrez was the daughter of Eutimio and Teresa |
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Gutierrez and the sister of nine siblings, Margarito, Juan, |
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Eutimio, Norberto, Lauro, Teodoro, Guadalupe, Cristina, and |
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Greselda; throughout her life, she possessed an innate ability to |
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support and encourage others, and she shared lifelong bonds with |
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her family and her many dear friends; and |
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WHEREAS, A champion of her community, Ms. Gutierrez served as |
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a city commissioner from 1999 to 2015 and gave generously of her |
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time to local organizations; she was a board member for Amigos Del |
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Valle, Willacy County Little League, Foster Grandparents, Cops For |
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Tots, CASA, and Su Clinica Familiar; her leadership and insight |
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were further demonstrated in her work with the Lower Rio Grande |
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Valley Development Council, the Willacy County Child Welfare Board, |
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and the boards of the Willacy County Emergency Services District, |
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the Raymondville Chamber of Commerce, and the Retired and Senior |
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Volunteer Program; she found immense fulfillment in serving her |
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fellow citizens, and her efforts were greatly appreciated by those |
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who had the pleasure of working alongside her; and |
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WHEREAS, Although the passing of Mary Gutierrez has brought |
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great sorrow to all who held her dear, her life was an inspiring |
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example of the good that one person can accomplish; 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 memory of Mary Gutierrez and |
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extend deepest sympathy to her 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 her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Mary |
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Gutierrez. |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1842 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 24, 2019. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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