H.R. No. 29
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the
  passing of Dr. Alma Sánchez Pérez of San Angelo on September 11,
  2023, at the age of 78; and
         WHEREAS, Born in Sonora on January 8, 1945, the former Alma
  Sánchez was the eldest child of Alfredo and Marcelina Sánchez;
  after graduating from Sonora High School in 1963, she earned a
  degree from Angelo State College in 1967; shortly thereafter, she
  married Louis Pérez Jr. and moved to Lubbock to begin her career as
  a teacher; the couple relocated to San Angelo in 1974, and they
  shared in the joy of raising three children, Louie, Marisol, and
  Stephanie; in her later years, she delighted in welcoming into her
  family seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; and
         WHEREAS, A lifelong activist, Dr. Pérez joined the American
  GI Forum as a student and went on to become an active member of
  LULAC; she taught naturalization and English classes to many in her
  community, and she encouraged Mexican Americans to participate in
  civic life and to exercise their right to vote; in addition, she
  served as the director for the religious education program at
  St. Joseph Catholic Church and volunteered her time on several
  civic advisory boards in the San Angelo community; she and her
  husband also had the distinction of being among the founding owners
  of La Unica Broadcasting, which was established in 1985; and
         WHEREAS, Dr. Pérez was a firm believer in education, which
  led her to pursue and complete a Ph.D. at The University of Texas at
  Austin in 2007, when she was 62 years old; her final teaching
  position was a graduate distance learning course at the University
  of Southern California, and she demonstrated her intellectual
  curiosity as an avid reader until the date of her passing; and
         WHEREAS, Dr. Alma Sánchez Pérez inspired those around her
  with her unwavering commitment to her ideals and her determination
  to better the lives of others, and she leaves behind a legacy that
  will forever be cherished by those she leaves behind; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
  Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory
  of Dr. Alma Sánchez Pérez and extend sincere sympathy to the
  members of her family: to her children, Louie Pérez and his wife,
  Amy, Marisol Pérez and her husband, David Armendáriz, and Stephanie
  Minjarez and her husband, Jesse Rene; to her grandchildren, Jordan
  Rene Minjarez and his wife, Yvonne, Joshua and Jonah Minjarez,
  Karina and Andrew Pérez, and Xiména and Xótchitl Armendáriz; to her
  great-grandchildren, Anali Montserrat and Amiyah Minjarez; and to
  her other relatives and many dear friends; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
  Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dr. Alma
  Sánchez Pérez.
 
  Darby
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 29 was unanimously adopted by a rising
  vote of the House on November 1, 2023.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House