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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The life of an esteemed community leader drew to a |
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close with the passing of Mary Sanchez Almendarez of Houston on |
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April 29, 2023, at the age of 74; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Mary Sanchez was born in Crabb on |
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February 9, 1949, to Pedro and Petra Sanchez, and she grew up with |
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nine older siblings, Guadalupe, Jovita, Marcelina, Cruz, Jose, |
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Victor, Ramon, Pedro, and Christino; following her father's death, |
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she moved with her family to Houston, where she graduated from |
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Jefferson Davis High School; and |
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WHEREAS, While attending the University of Houston, |
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Ms. Almendarez worked as a teletype operator for the Mitsubishi |
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Corporation; she next accepted a position with the U.S. Department |
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of Labor and embarked on a rewarding career as a claims examiner |
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that spanned more than 27 years; after retiring from the federal |
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government, she began working as a reservation agent for |
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Continental Airlines; and |
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WHEREAS, Civically engaged, Ms. Almendarez contributed to |
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her community for more than half a century through her volunteer |
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leadership roles and her support of Democratic candidates; she |
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served as treasurer of the Texas Democratic Party, as chair of the |
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Harris County Tejano Democrats, and as a precinct and election |
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judge; she was also a founder and the first president of Hispanic |
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Women in Leadership and the first female state president of Image de |
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Tejas; she was especially passionate about her work helping to |
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provide scholarships for students as president and scholarship |
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chair of the League of United Latin American Citizens Council |
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No. 402; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Ms. Almendarez enjoyed the |
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love and support of her family, which included her daughter, |
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Felina, and her granddaughters, Laurel and Belle; and |
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WHEREAS, Mary Almendarez possessed a generosity of spirit |
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that expressed itself in myriad ways, and she leaves behind a record |
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of service that her loved ones can remember with pride; now, |
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therefore, 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 Mary Sanchez |
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Almendarez and extend deepest condolences to the members of her |
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family: to her daughter and son-in-law, Felina Almendarez Carley |
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and David Carley; to her granddaughters, Laurel and Belle Carley; |
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to her brother and sister-in-law, Christino "Chris" and Sylvia |
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Sanchez; to her sister-in-law, Frances Sanchez; and to her other |
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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 Mary |
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Almendarez. |