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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends were deeply saddened by the |
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passing of Armida Gonzalez of Corpus Christi on February 16, 2023, |
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at the age of 85; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Domingo and Santa Curiel Garza, the |
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former Armida Garza was born in Corpus Christi on November 1, 1937, |
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and she grew up with the companionship of four siblings, Carmen, |
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Ruben, Domingo, and Amelia; throughout her youth, she excelled |
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academically and played multiple musical instruments, including |
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the violin, the clarinet, and the keyboard; she graduated from Roy |
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Miller High School in 1956; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted homemaker, Mrs. Gonzalez enjoyed a |
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rewarding family life with her husband, Leo Gonzalez Jr., with whom |
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she shared 53 years of marriage before his passing in 2013; she was |
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the proud mother of five children, Annette, Vivianna, Leo, Louis, |
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and Daniel, and with the passing years, she had the privilege of |
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watching her family grow to include eight granddaughters and a |
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great-grandson; and |
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WHEREAS, A deeply religious woman, Mrs. Gonzalez was a |
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faithful parishioner of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church; |
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in her leisure time, she enjoyed sewing, listening to music, and |
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singing; in addition, she was a talented writer and poet; and |
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WHEREAS, Armida Gonzalez lived a rich and purposeful life |
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centered around her family and her faith, and she will long be |
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remembered with deep affection by all who knew her; 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 hereby pay tribute to the memory of Armida Gonzalez and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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children, Annette Morgan and her husband, Mike, Vivianna Coronado |
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and her husband, Steve, Leo Gonzalez and his wife, Cindie, Louis |
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Gonzalez, and Daniel Gonzalez; to her granddaughters, Ava Coronado |
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and Alina Coronado Rangel, Yajaira Rodriguez, Adrianna and |
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Alexandra Morgan, and Madeleine, Juliette, and Leah Gonzalez; to |
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her great-grandson, Idris Haji; and to her other relatives and |
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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 Armida |
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Gonzalez. |