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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Fidela Ramirez Jimenez of Corpus Christi celebrated |
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her 104th birthday on April 24, 2023, providing a welcome |
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opportunity for family and friends to express the love and |
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affection they hold for her; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Felipe and Viviana Ramirez, the |
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former Fidela Ramirez was born in General Cepeda, Coahuila, Mexico, |
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while her parents were visiting relatives; the family returned to |
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their home in Cuero, where she grew up with her brothers and |
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sisters; she became engaged to Alfonso Jimenez before he set off to |
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serve in the army during World War II; upon his return from the |
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European theater, they married and settled in Corpus Christi; and |
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WHEREAS, The couple was blessed with three daughters, Olga, |
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Rita, and Eva, and a son, Louis, and Mrs. Jimenez devoted herself to |
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her home and family; she prepared delicious meals and encouraged |
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her children in all their endeavors, and she was a band booster for |
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Foy H. Moody High School; a valued member of Holy Family Catholic |
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Church, she has served as a Eucharistic minister and as a member of |
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the Guadalupanas; moreover, she instilled in her offspring a strong |
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sense of faith, and they still attend the same church today; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the years, Mr. and Mrs. Jimenez knew the joy |
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of welcoming into their treasured family seven grandchildren, |
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Jessica Therese, Arnold Christopher, Efrain, Amanda Valerie, Jason |
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Philip, Leslie Kristina, and Kimberly Alexis, as well as 10 |
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great-grandchildren, Hayden, Madison, Oliver, Julian, Jonas, |
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Silas, Mateo, Charlie, Eva Lilly, and Annalise; Mrs. Jimenez shared |
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a fulfilling relationship with her husband until his passing in |
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2020, at the age of 100; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, this beloved centenarian continues to be |
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blessed with good health, and she enjoys frequent visits from |
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relatives and friends; she delights in receiving updates on the |
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activities of everyone in her large circle, and she likes reading |
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the daily newspaper and the Bible, doing yardwork, and tending to |
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her flowerbeds; and |
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WHEREAS, Thoughtful, generous, and caring, Fidela Jimenez |
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has endeared herself to innumerable people over the course of more |
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than a century, and it is a great pleasure to join in honoring her |
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for 104 years of life well lived; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Fidela Ramirez Jimenez on her 104th |
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birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Jimenez as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |