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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 745
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In Memory |
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of |
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Martin Siller Cuellar Sr. |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Laredo in mourning the loss of Martin Siller Cuellar |
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Sr. of Laredo, who died April 13, 2019, at the age of 92; and |
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WHEREAS, Born May 22, 1926, in Guerrero Viejo, Tamaulipas, |
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Mexico, Martin Cuellar was a beloved gentleman who enriched the |
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lives of those who knew him through his wisdom, his integrity, |
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and the kindness he bestowed on friends and strangers; and |
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WHEREAS, Martin Cuellar met Odilia Perez in the plaza in |
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his hometown, and they soon married and immigrated to the |
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United States; Martin took on migrant work in Utah, Idaho, and |
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Colorado, and he and Odilia moved to Laredo after starting |
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their family; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Cuellar reared their eight children |
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by loving example; Mr. Cuellar provided for his family as a |
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laborer and ranch manager, and he taught his children that |
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dignity comes with an honest living and that all people are |
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deserving of kindness and respect; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Cuellar was grateful for the opportunities he |
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found in his adopted country and was proud to become a |
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naturalized citizen of the United States; he was beloved by many, |
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and memories of him long will be treasured by those privileged to |
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share in his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature,herebyextendsincerecondolencestothebereaved |
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family of Martin Siller Cuellar Sr.: his children, Henry |
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Cuellar, Carlos Cuellar, Martin Cuellar Jr., Tony Cuellar, Jorge |
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Cuellar, Odilia Cuellar, Rosie Cuellar, and Manuel Cuellar, and |
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his eighteen grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and one |
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great-great-granddaughter; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his 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 Martin Cuellar Sr. |
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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 May 15, 2019, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |