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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The family and friends of Bianca Elise Ambriz of |
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Poteet suffered an immeasurable loss with her untimely passing on |
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January 24, 2025, at the age of 43; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in San Antonio on November 25, 1981, Bianca |
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Ambriz was the daughter of Elisa and Patrick Bernal and George and |
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Judith Willingham; granddaughter of Mary Esther Bernal and former |
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state representative, state senator, and State Board of Education |
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member Joe Bernal; she was affectionately known as "Binx" from an |
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early age; devoted to her husband, Justin Ambriz, and daughter, |
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Julia Ann McDonald, she brought new meaning to the term |
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"homemaker," taking on spontaneous construction projects as well as |
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cooking delicious meals, whether in the kitchen or on the grill; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Ambriz provided full-time care for a team of |
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horses, and she fostered community among the many friends who |
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shared her love of rodeo, including fellow members of the |
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Bluebonnet Barrel Racing Association; admired as a true cowgirl, |
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she was fearless and athletic, having found healing, strength, and |
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serenity in her work with horses; and |
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WHEREAS, Both fun-loving and hardworking, Mrs. Ambriz was |
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licensed in the securities industry; she excelled in her career |
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with Citi Wealth Management, easily grasping complex procedures and |
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systems; every weekday, she was immersed in her tasks by 6:30 a.m., |
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and any time a client had an account issue, she resolved it with |
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dispatch; she was a generous mentor, maintaining high standards on |
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her team while also nurturing her "work family"; her colleagues |
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enjoyed seeing her videos of her daughter on horseback and her pets, |
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among them treasured miniature Australian shepherd Slider; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Ambriz was sustained by her loved ones and |
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strong faith in her courageous battle against cancer; she passed |
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away one day before her grandfather, former state senator Joe |
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J. Bernal, and two days before her grandmother, Elida Hernandez; |
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preceding her in death were her grandparents, Candelaria Peña, |
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Mary-Esther Bernal, and Michael and Josefa Willingham; and |
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WHEREAS, Bianca Ambriz led a life that was rich in the |
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intangibles that matter most, and she will forever hold a special |
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place in the hearts of all who were privileged to share in her love |
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and affection; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Bianca Elise Ambriz |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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husband, Justin Ambriz; to her daughter, Julia Ann McDonald; to her |
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parents, Elisa and Patrick Bernal and George and Judith Willingham; |
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to her siblings, George, Michael, Carlos, Gabriel, Jeremy, and |
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Jacqueline; to her grandmother, Frances Moya; and to her many other |
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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 House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Bianca |
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Ambriz. |