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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Felix H. Morales Funeral Home in Houston is |
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celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2021, marking a significant |
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milestone for this venerable family-owned institution; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded by Felix and Angela Morales, Morales Funeral |
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Home opened its doors on January 31, 1931; it was the first |
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Hispanic-owned funeral home in Houston and the first to receive a |
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contract from the Harris County Commissioners Court to provide |
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burial services for indigent people; the business also established |
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the first cemetery for Hispanic people in Houston and created a |
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fraternal burial society for Hispanic subscribers, costing $5.20 a |
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year; and |
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WHEREAS, Co-owner Angela Morales earned her funeral director |
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and embalming license in 1942, becoming one of the first Hispanic |
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women to do so; in 1946, the family also founded KLVL-AM in |
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Pasadena, one of the first Spanish-language radio stations along |
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the Gulf Coast, and Felix Morales was the first Hispanic to be named |
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to the Pasadena Hall of Fame; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 1993, Morales Funeral Home has been operated |
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by the granddaughter of Felix and Angela Morales, State |
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Representative Christina Morales, who serves as president, CEO, and |
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funeral director; since 2013, she has been assisted by her nephew, |
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Joe L. Morales, who serves as operations manager; working together |
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with their expert staff, they have made the funeral home one of the |
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signature enterprises of Houston's Second Ward; and |
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WHEREAS, Family-owned businesses that build a record of |
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dependability and longevity enjoy a special degree of esteem in |
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their communities, and the Morales family may indeed take great |
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pride in their long history of service to the people of Houston; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Felix H. |
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Morales Funeral Home and extend to the Morales family and their |
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staff sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Morales Funeral Home as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Perez |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 937 was adopted by the House on May 8, |
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2021, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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