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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 581
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In Memory |
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Amerie Jo Garza |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends suffered an incalculable loss |
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with the tragic passing of Amerie Jo Garza of Uvalde on |
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May 24, 2022, at the age of 10; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Uvalde on May 10, 2012, Amerie Garza was |
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cherished deeply by her parents, Kimberly Garcia and Alfred Garza |
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III; she was a doting sister to her little brother, Zayne, and her |
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loving family further included her stepfather, Angel, and her |
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father's partner, Viviana, as well as her grandparents, aunts, |
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uncles, and numerous cousins; and |
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WHEREAS, Amerie, a kind and gentle girl with a lively |
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attitude, could light up a room with her presence; she treasured |
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the time she spent with her loved ones, and in addition to |
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excelling at school as an honor roll student, she was a dedicated |
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member of the Girl Scouts who took great pride in the badges she |
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earned; she had a passion for drawing, painting, and working with |
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clay, and her dream was to one day turn her creativity into a |
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career as an art teacher; though young, she had demonstrated the |
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courage to stand up for others, and she was posthumously honored |
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for her bravery with the Girl Scouts' Bronze Cross award; and |
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WHEREAS, Blessed with a heart of gold and an indomitable |
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spirit, Amerie Garza is profoundly missed, and the memories she has |
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left behind will forever be treasured by all who were privileged to |
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share in her love and friendship; 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 life of Amerie Jo Garza |
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and extend deepest condolences to the members of her family: |
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to her father, Alfred Garza III, and his partner, Viviana |
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Granados; to her mother, Kimberly Garcia, and her husband, |
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Angel Garza; to her brother, Zayne Garza; to her grandparents, |
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Alfredo Garza Jr., Dora Mendoza and her husband, Fidencio |
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Garcia, Berlinda Arreola and her husband, Ponciano, and Joe |
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Garza and his wife, Gracie; to her aunts, Laura Garza, Vivian |
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Garcia, Victoria Garcia, Desirae Garza, and Sara Garza; to her |
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uncles, Jose Martinez, Fidencio Garcia Jr., Christopher |
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Carbajal, Joe Garza Jr., and Jeremy Garza; to her cousins; and |
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to the countless others in Uvalde and beyond 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 Amerie Garza. |
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Gutierrez |
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Hinojosa |
Nichols |
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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 |