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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their |
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memories of Guadalupe B. Martinez of Cotulla, who passed away on |
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May 27, 2025, at the age of 91; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Manuel Briones and Nieves |
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Guerrero, this beloved woman was born in Linares, Nuevo León, |
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Mexico, on August 27, 1933; she grew up with the companionship of |
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five younger siblings, Josefina, Ezequiel, Alejandro, Antonio, |
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and Cristobal, and she began working at the age of 15; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Martinez was employed for many years as a |
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migrant farm worker, and she traveled to Michigan, Ohio, |
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Wisconsin, Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida to help support |
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her family; a longtime, civically engaged resident of Cotulla, |
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she helped with voter registration during her tenure with the |
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Raza Unida Party and she served as president of the Nueva Vida |
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organization; additionally, she worked with Iglesia Primera |
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Bautista Fellowship church for more than 50 years, and she was a |
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cook for the La Salle County Elderly Nutrition Center; and |
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WHEREAS, For a decade and a half, Mrs. Martinez was blessed |
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with the love and support of her first husband, Filiberto Martinez; |
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following his death in 1970, she was fortunate enough to find love |
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again, and she and her second husband, Ernesto Consuegra, shared a |
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rewarding marriage until his passing in 1999; Mrs. Martinez was the |
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devoted mother of 7 children, Jose, Melba, Domingo, Maria, Josefa, |
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Ernesto, and Josefina Martinez who preceded her in death, and with |
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the passage of time, she welcomed 27 grandchildren, 63 |
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great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great-grandchildren into her |
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family; her interests included gardening and raising chickens; and |
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WHEREAS, Admired for her passion and generosity, Guadalupe |
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Martinez lived a caring and purposeful life, and she leaves |
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behind a record of service that her loved ones can remember with |
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pride; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature, |
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2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Guadalupe |
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B. Martinez and extend heartfelt condolences to the members of |
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her family: to her children, Jose Martinez and his wife, Susan |
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Carlson, Melba Martinez, Domingo Martinez, Maria de Jesus |
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Martinez, Josefa Consuegra, and Ernesto Consuegra and his wife, |
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Jennifer; to her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and |
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great-great-grandchildren; to her brother, Cristobal Briones; |
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and to her 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 her family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Guadalupe Martinez. |