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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to |
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a close with the passing of Melicia Olivarez of Rio Grande City on |
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March 16, 2023, at the age of 56; and |
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WHEREAS, The former "Mitzie" Castillo was born on |
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September 14, 1966, to Innocente and Alma Castillo, and she grew up |
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with three siblings, Rene, Cosme, and Orlando; a longtime employee |
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of the Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District, she |
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worked for 27 years as a secretary for the gifted and talented |
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program and later as a curriculum department secretary; over the |
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course of her exemplary career, she distinguished herself through |
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her strong work ethic, her organizational skills, and her generous |
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and helpful nature; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Olivarez was deeply devoted to her parish, |
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Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, and to the students she |
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taught in second grade communion and in confirmation classes; she |
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wrote the religious education curriculum for her church, and she |
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served as a catechist for 28 years; in the midst of life's |
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challenges, she was sustained by her strong faith, and she was an |
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inspiration to others as they faced difficulties of their own; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Mrs. Olivarez enjoyed the love |
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and support of her husband, Rogerio Olivarez, with whom she shared a |
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rewarding marriage spanning nearly four decades; she was the proud |
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mother of a daughter, Monique, and she became a mother figure to |
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many students at Rio Grande City High School during her husband's |
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tenure as the head band director there; and |
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WHEREAS, While the death of Mitzie Olivarez brings great |
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sadness to her loved ones, she leaves behind a legacy that will long |
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be treasured by all those who held her dear; now, 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 Melicia Olivarez |
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and extend deepest condolences to the members of her family: to her |
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husband, Rogerio Olivarez; to her daughter, Monique Rene Olivarez; |
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to her parents, Innocente and Alma Castillo; to her brothers, Rene |
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Fuentes and his wife, Cynthia, Cosme Castillo and his wife, Rachel, |
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and Orlando Castillo and his wife, Letty; to her honorary sisters, |
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Velma Esparza and Araceli Barrientos; and to her many 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 Mitzie |
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Olivarez. |