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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, All who shared in the life of Abel Blanco of El |
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Paso were deeply saddened by his passing on May 16, 2023, at the |
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age of 89; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Aristeo and Severa Blanco, Abel Blanco |
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was born December 11, 1933, and he grew up with the companionship |
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of three siblings, Mary, Aristeo, and Oscar; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Blanco was a veteran of the United States |
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Navy, having served as a signalman from 1953 until 1957; in |
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civilian life, he worked as an auto mechanic for the U.S. Postal |
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Service for many years; he enjoyed spending his leisure hours |
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maintaining his backyard for his family to enjoy, feeding his |
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turtles, watching boxing matches, and painting ships and Native |
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American art pieces, and he collected die-cast model cars, wind |
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chimes, and Homies; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Blanco benefited from |
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the love and support of his wife, Guadalupe, who preceded him in |
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death; he took great pride in his three children, Leticia, Norma, |
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and Abel, and with the passing years, he had the pleasure of |
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seeing his family grow to include six grandchildren, Carlos, |
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Joseph, Victoria, Eduardo, Evelyn, and Amy, and two |
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great-grandchildren, Harper and Roland; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Abel Blanco is greatly missed, those |
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fortunate enough to have known him will remember the way he |
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touched their lives with his remarkable kindness and delightful |
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sense of humor, and they will forever hold him close in their |
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hearts; 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 memory of Abel Blanco and extend |
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sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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daughters, Leticia Blanco Aguirre and Norma Blanco; to his son, |
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Abel Blanco Jr., and his wife, Maricela; to his brothers, Aristeo |
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Blanco and his wife, Eileen, and Oscar Blanco and his wife, |
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Margaret; to his grandchildren, Carlos R. Aguirre, Joseph |
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Aguirre and his wife, Liz, Victoria G. Molinar, Eduardo Ortiz and |
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his wife, Nohely, Evelyn A. Blanco, and Amy E. Blanco; to his |
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great-grandchildren, Harper C. Aguirre and Roland M. |
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Aguirre-Silva; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Abel Blanco. |