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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Over the course of their lives, Inez and Raul L. |
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Hinojosa shared an enduring love story, and their family is |
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celebrating the couple's legacy as they reflect on the recent |
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passing of Mrs. Hinojosa on April 26, 2021, at the age of 91, and on |
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the passing of Mr. Hinojosa on June 13, 1992, at the age of 75; and |
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WHEREAS, A fifth-generation Texan and the descendant of a |
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pioneering family, Raul Hinojosa was the son of Lino and Josefa |
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Hinojosa, and he grew up with eight siblings, Noe, Hermilo, Lino, |
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Ramiro, Josefa, Minerva, Emma, and Elia; answering his nation's |
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call to duty, he was a decorated veteran of World War II, and after |
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the war he joined the San Isidro school district in 1947 as a |
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business manager and tax assessor-collector; and |
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WHEREAS, The oldest child of Marcelo and Odilia Carrera, the |
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former Inez "La Bebe" Carrera was born in Rio Grande City on October |
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19, 1929; she lost her mother at an early age, and she and her twin |
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brothers, Roberto and Rodolfo, were raised by their grandmother, |
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Arnulfa Carrera; in addition, she had six other siblings, Estella, |
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Ruben, Maria Elena, Elia, Rafael, and Reynaldo; after graduating |
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from Durham Business College, she began working at a bank; and |
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WHEREAS, Married in 1948, Raul and Inez Hinojosa established |
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a business together, San Jose Flower and Gift Shop and bookkeeping |
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service, and Mr. Hinojosa also maintained a ranch and served as a |
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bookkeeper with La Casita Farms and the Rio Grande City school |
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district until his retirement in 1982; Mrs. Hinojosa went on to |
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work for three decades at Starr County Memorial Hospital, and she |
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received numerous awards for her outstanding service; and |
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WHEREAS, The couple were also deeply involved in their |
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community; Mr. Hinojosa was an active member of the Knights of |
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Columbus, the Starr County Farm Bureau, the Rotary Club, the |
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Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Disabled American Veterans, while |
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Mrs. Hinojosa served in Vela Perpetua, the altar society of |
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Immaculate Conception Church, for more than 36 years; together, |
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they belonged to the Order of the Alhambra, El Cid Caravan No. 106; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Hinojosa were devoted parents to their |
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six children, Raul, Rosie, Thalia, Cindy, Ray Lino, and Josie; |
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another daughter, Griselda Iris, died in infancy; through the |
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years, they were blessed with many grandchildren and |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply dedicated to their family, their community, |
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and their faith, Raul and Inez Hinojosa set an inspiring example of |
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commitment and service, and they will forever hold a special place |
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in the hearts of all those who knew and loved them; now, therefore, |
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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 memory of Inez and Raul L. |
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Hinojosa and extend sincere condolences to their loved ones; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for their family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Raul and |
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Inez Hinojosa. |