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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 579
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In Memory |
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Eliahna Torres |
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WHEREAS, Words cannot fully express the sorrow felt by the |
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loved ones of Eliahna Torres of Uvalde, who passed away on May 24, |
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2022, at the age of 10; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Uvalde on January 12, 2012, to Eli and |
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Sandra Torres, Eliahna Torres was blessed with the companionship |
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of her sisters, Justice and Eliza, and her brothers, Eli and |
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Dylan; her extended family included her grandparents, her nieces |
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and nephews, and her many aunts, uncles, and cousins, and she |
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also benefited from the love and support of numerous people in |
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the wider community; and |
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WHEREAS, A vibrant girl with a radiant smile, Eliahna |
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enjoyed being silly and making everyone laugh; she had developed |
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a compassionate and nurturing nature that set her apart at such a |
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young age, and she was always putting the needs of others ahead of |
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her own; she was also a promising softball player who was vying |
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for a spot on her city's all-star team; and |
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WHEREAS, Although her journey on this earth ended far too |
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soon, Eliahna Torres touched the lives of those around her in |
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ways beyond measure, and she will forever hold a special place in |
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their hearts; now, 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 memory of Eliahna Torres |
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and extend deepest condolences to the members of her family: to |
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her parents, Sandra and Eli Torres; to her siblings, Justice |
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Montes and her husband, Felix, Eliza Torres and her partner, Joe |
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Camacho, Eli Torres Jr. and his wife, Karina Arizmendi, and Dylan |
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Rodriguez; to her nieces, Arabella, Alaiyah, Avayah, Nayeli, and |
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Lexi; to her nephews, Mark, Eli, and Joe; to her grandparents, |
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Eva Cruz and her husband, Victor Cabralez, Adolfo Cruz, Moses and |
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Araceli Torres, and Eloisa and Andres Alvarado; to her other |
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relatives and friends; and to the countless others in Uvalde and |
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beyond who mourn her 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 Eliahna Torres. |
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Gutierrez |
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Hinojosa |
Nichols |
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| Bettencourt |
Huffman |
Parker |
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| Creighton |
Kolkhorst |
Sparks |
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LaMantia |
Springer |
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Patrick, President of the Senate |
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________________________________ |
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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 24, 2023, by a |
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rising vote. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |