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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The passing of Leticia O. Lopez of Rio Grande City on |
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November 8, 2020, at the age of 60, has brought a profound loss to |
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the family and many dear friends of this cherished woman; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of a migrant farmworker, the former |
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Leticia Oliveira was born in Weslaco on August 3, 1960, to Luis and |
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Leonila Oliveira; she earned a bachelor's degree from The |
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University of Texas-Pan American and began her professional career |
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as an elementary school teacher and guidance counselor; she later |
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returned to school to obtain her master's degree in education and |
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served as principal of La Grulla Elementary School in Starr County, |
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a position that she found to be especially rewarding; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2016, Ms. Lopez was elected to the board of the |
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Rio Grande City Consolidated Independent School District, where she |
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served a four-year term; outside of her work with area schools, she |
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was a local and regional leader for the Catholic Daughters of the |
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Americas, and she found great fulfillment in mentoring young women |
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in Rio Grande City and encouraging their pursuit of higher |
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education; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Lopez was a woman of extraordinary strength of |
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spirit; she completed her education, ascended to leadership |
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positions, and served her community even while she was waging a |
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decades-long battle with breast cancer; though undergoing |
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treatment for the disease exacted a heavy toll, her concern for |
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others was always foremost in her mind, and she never wavered in her |
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commitment to those who needed her; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Ms. Lopez enjoyed the love and |
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companionship of her husband of 34 years, Leo Lopez Jr.; she was the |
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proud mother of three sons, Leo, Luis, and Lisandro, and was further |
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blessed with two grandchildren, Lisandro and Nylah Leticia; she |
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also shared a special bond with her sister, Lourdes; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Leticia Lopez's journey on this earth ended |
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far too soon, she will forever be remembered by those whose lives |
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she graced with her kindness, generosity, and optimism; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Leticia O. Lopez and |
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extend heartfelt condolences to all those who mourn her passing; |
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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 Leticia O. |
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Lopez. |