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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Luis V. Allala Jr. of Cotulla on July 12, 2025, at the age |
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of 88; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Luis Ayala Sr. and Florencia Valle Ayala, |
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Luis Allala was born in Cotulla on February 10, 1937, and his family |
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included his five siblings, Amador, Jose, Gustavo, Jesus, and Eva, |
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and his four half-siblings, Maria, Luis Martin, Alfredo, and Isaac; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, After attending Cotulla High School, Mr. Allala |
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moved to Des Plaines, Illinois, where he started a successful |
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multigenerational irrigation business; in the course of his |
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entrepreneurial career, he was also involved in real estate |
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investment, restaurant ownership, and farming and ranching; he was |
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especially passionate about building a connection to the land he |
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grew up on, and he took great pride in establishing the Double LL |
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Ranch; moreover, he was active in his community until well into his |
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later years, and he was elected alderman at the age of 82; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Allala enjoyed the love and support of his wife, |
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Yolanda, with whom he shared a rewarding marriage that spanned more |
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than six and a half decades before her passing; together, the couple |
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raised three children, Luis, Linda, and Leroy, and over the years, |
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they welcomed six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren into |
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their family; in his leisure hours, Mr. Allala took pleasure in |
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gardening, listening to mariachi music, and watching old Western |
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movies, but above all, he cherished time spent with his loved ones; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Generous, intelligent, and kind, Luis Allala |
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brightened the world for innumerable people, and they will forever |
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hold him close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of |
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Luis V. Allala Jr. and extend sincere condolences to the members of |
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his family: to his children, Luis Allala III, Linda Rossi, and Leroy |
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Allala; to his grandchildren, Lylianna, Luis, Lucinda, Ricardo, |
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Gabriella, and Easton; to his great-grandchildren, Vida, Isla, and |
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Luna; and to his other relatives and friends; and, 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 House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Luis |
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Allala. |