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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Bonnie Soria Najera of El Paso has demonstrated |
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remarkable courage and compassion by advocating for public health |
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measures during the COVID-19 pandemic, in the face of unimaginable |
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personal loss; and |
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WHEREAS, The District 7 trustee of El Paso Community College, |
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Ms. Najera has lost six family members to the deadly disease; in May |
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of 2020, her mother, Rosie Soria, contracted COVID-19 and was |
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hospitalized, and shortly thereafter, Ms. Najera's father, Leo |
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Soria, was diagnosed with the disease and placed in a different |
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hospital; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Soria died within weeks of each other, |
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and they were buried together; in July 2020, Ms. Najera herself |
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suffered a severe bout of the virus, requiring several days of |
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hospitalization, and by November 2020, she had lost four more |
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family members to COVID-19, including two aunts, an uncle, and her |
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cousin; and |
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WHEREAS, Because of her tragic personal experience, |
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Ms. Najera has become a powerful advocate for practicing |
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appropriate public safety measures during the pandemic; in social |
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media posts and in an appearance on Good Morning America, she has |
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spoken out about the need for the public to wear face masks, to |
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maintain social distancing, and to avoid large gatherings; and |
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WHEREAS, Texans have suffered tremendous hardship and loss |
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during this global health crisis, and by sharing her story with the |
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public, Bonnie Najera has demonstrated remarkable fortitude and |
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concern for others, in the hope of saving her fellow Texans from the |
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pain and grief she has endured; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Bonnie Soria Najera for her advocacy of |
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public health measures during the COVID-19 pandemic and extend to |
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her sincere condolences on the loss of her loved ones; 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 Ms. Najera as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |