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R E S O L U T I O N
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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 the |
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time she spent with her loved ones, and in addition to excelling at |
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school as an honor roll student, she was a dedicated member of the |
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Girl Scouts who took great pride in the badges she earned; she had a |
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passion for drawing, painting, and working with clay, and her dream |
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was to one day turn her creativity into a career as an art teacher; |
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though young, she had demonstrated the courage to stand up for |
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others, and she was posthumously honored for her bravery with the |
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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 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby pay tribute to the life of Amerie Jo Garza and extend deepest |
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condolences to the members of her family: to her father, Alfred |
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Garza III, and his partner, Viviana Granados; to her mother, |
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Kimberly Garcia, and her husband, Angel Garza; to her brother, |
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Zayne Garza; to her grandparents, Alfredo Garza Jr., Dora Mendoza |
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and her husband, Fidencio Garcia, Berlinda Arreola and her husband, |
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Ponciano, and Joe Garza and his wife, Gracie; to her aunts, Laura |
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Garza, Vivian Garcia, Victoria Garcia, Desirae Garza, and Sara |
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Garza; to her uncles, Jose Martinez, Fidencio Garcia Jr., |
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Christopher Carbajal, Joe Garza Jr., and Jeremy Garza; to her |
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cousins; and to the countless others in Uvalde and beyond who mourn |
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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 this |
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day, it do so in memory of Amerie Garza. |