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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 508
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In Memory |
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Gloria Reyes Garcia |
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WHEREAS, The city of Raymondville lost a beloved resident |
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with the passing of Gloria Ann Reyes Garcia on June 6, 2019, at |
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the age of 66; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of two migrant workers, Jose and |
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Santos Sosa, Gloria Reyes Garcia was born in Raymondville on |
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August 14, 1952, and she grew up with the companionship of five |
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brothers, Jose, Juan, Gilbert, Noe, and Ricardo, and seven |
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sisters, Josephina, Maria, Herminia, Adela, Lydia, Tina, and |
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Brenda; in her youth, she attended Raymondville schools while |
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also working alongside her family in the fields; and |
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WHEREAS, Gloria went on to take a job with the Last Yellow |
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Bus, a migrant outreach program in which she drove people to and |
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from medical appointments and delivered medications; she |
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eventually joined the referral department of Su Clinica Familiar |
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and served in several different positions, including assistant |
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social worker and migrant hospital coordinator, before being |
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promoted to clinic manager in 1977; she later embarked on a |
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rewarding second career in real estate; and |
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WHEREAS, Gloria was extremely active in her community and |
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held leadership positions in a number of organizations, |
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including the Raymondville Independent School District Board of |
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Trustees, where she served as president, successfully advocated |
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for the passage of two school bonds, which led to the creation of |
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a new high school in Raymondville, and helped secure salary |
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increases for teachers and support staff, and the Su Clinica |
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Familiar Board of Directors; in addition, she was a member of the |
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National Advisory Council on Migrant Health and also gave freely |
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of her time assisting survivors of sexual assault; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Reyes Garcia was the proud mother of five |
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children, Ricardo, Sandra, Jennifer, Stacey, and Erica; with the |
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passing years, she had the privilege of watching her family grow |
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to include 15 grandchildren, John, Isabella, Colt, Mikeal, |
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Mikaela, Madeline, Carlos, Feliberto, Jaime, Emily, Amelia, |
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Jeweliana, Jesse, Jaxson, and Ophelia; and |
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WHEREAS, Although the death of Gloria Reyes Garcia brought |
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great sorrow to those who loved her, her life was an inspiring |
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example of the good that one person can accomplish; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Gloria Ann Reyes |
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Garcia and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn her |
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passing; 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 Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Gloria Reyes Garcia. |
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LaMantia |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 2, 2023, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |