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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 423
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In Memory |
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Teresa L. Martinez |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Teresa L. Martinez, who died |
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November 7, 2018, at the age of 101; and |
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WHEREAS, Teresa Martinez was born on October 11, 1917; she |
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became a beloved matriarch whose compassion for others and |
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commitment to service were a shining example to all who had the |
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privilege of sharing in her life; and |
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WHEREAS, Widowed at the age of 34, she worked hard to |
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support her children, and she devoted her life to caring for her |
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large and loving extended family; her surviving children, |
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Nereyda L. Benavides, Angélica Serrano, Alejandra López, and |
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Gumaro López, and her 19 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren, |
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and eight great-great-grandchildren were a source of much joy and |
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comfort to her in her later years; and |
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WHEREAS, She was known lovingly to her family and friends |
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as Guelita Tere, and she was a devout Catholic who practiced her |
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faith in her daily life; and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of strength, courage, and generosity, she |
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gave unselfishly to others, and her wisdom, her humble nature, |
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and her enthusiasm for living each day to the fullest will not be |
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forgotten; and |
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WHEREAS, Teresa Martinez was a loving and devoted mother and |
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grandmother, and she leaves behind memories that will be cherished |
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forever by her family and friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Teresa L. Martinez; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Teresa Martinez. |
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Zaffirini |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 18, 2019, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |