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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Amalia S. Rivera, a valued member of the La Grulla |
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community and a friend to many, passed away on November 6, 2023, at |
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the age of 94; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Ramon Solis and Lucia Cantu, the |
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former Amalia Solis was born in La Grulla on August 9, 1929; she and |
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her husband, Reynaldo L. Rivera, were blessed with eight daughters, |
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Azucena, Rebecca, Albesa, Hilda, Amalia, Susanna, Sylvina, and |
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Rosalinda, and a son, Reynaldo; eventually, their treasured family |
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grew to include numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and |
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great-great-grandchildren; the devoted couple shared a fulfilling |
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relationship of 68 years until Mr. Rivera's passing in 2014; |
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Mrs. Rivera was also preceded in death by two of her daughters, |
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Azucena and Rebecca; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Rivera was widely known for making the best |
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raspas in town; in her neighborhood store, she exhibited a vast |
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array of memorabilia that she and her husband had collected, among |
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them two giant statues of Our Lady of Guadalupe and pictures of John |
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F. Kennedy, Abraham Lincoln, Selena, Michael Jackson, Pancho Villa, |
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and other famous people; residents enjoyed visiting an |
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establishment that rivaled a small, quaint museum with its displays |
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of everything from Dallas Cowboys merchandise to Coca-Cola bottles |
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and promotional glasses that the Riveras had purchased at |
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McDonald's restaurants across the country during their time as |
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migrant workers; and |
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WHEREAS, A beloved matriarch and an esteemed business owner, |
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Amalia Rivera brightened the days of innumerable people, and |
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although she will be deeply missed by those she left behind, she |
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will forever hold a special place in their hearts; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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Amalia S. Rivera and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her |
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family: to her daughters, Albesa R. Parras and her husband, Modesto, |
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Hilda R. Elizondo and her husband, Alberto, Amalia R. Treviño and |
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her husband, Humberto, Susanna R. Treviño and her husband, Jorge, |
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Sylvina Rivera, and Rosalinda Rivera and her husband, Adolfo; to her |
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son, Reynaldo Rivera Jr.; to her grandchildren, |
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great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren; and to her |
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other relatives and friends; 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 Amalia S. |
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Rivera. |