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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 100
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In Memory |
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of |
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Lucy Cortez |
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Lucy J. Cortez of Brownsville on February 6, 2025, at |
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the age of 76; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Lucy Hinojosa was born in Brownsville |
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on July 24, 1948, to Lucio Lopez Hinojosa and Gloria Garcia |
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Lopez, and she grew up with the companionship of five siblings, |
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George, Roy, Louis, Lisa, and Alfredo; and |
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WHEREAS, She obtained a bachelor's degree in 1989 and a |
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master's degree in education in 1993; among her academic |
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achievements, she was named to the dean's list at The University |
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of Texas at Brownsville in 1992; she enjoyed a rewarding career |
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at the Texas Department of State Health Services that spanned |
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four decades before her retirement as a regional coordinator; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, she benefited from the love |
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and support of her husband, Antonio M. Cortez, and she took great |
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pride in their three children, Marco, Amy, and Jose; over the |
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years, she had the pleasure of welcoming into her family 11 |
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grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren; her many hobbies |
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included collecting recipes, and she especially loved sweet |
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treats; a woman of deep faith, she enjoyed watching Joel Osteen |
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Ministries and reading the Bible; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Lucy Cortez will be deeply missed, those |
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who held her dear will forever remember the warmth and kindness |
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she brought into their lives, and they will forever hold her |
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close in their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Lucy J. Cortez |
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and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to |
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her husband, Antonio M. Cortez; to her children, Marco Antonio |
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Cortez and his wife, Esmeralda, Amy Cortez, and Jose Antonio |
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Cortez and his wife, Aida; to her brothers, George, Roy, and |
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Louis Hinojosa; to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren; |
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and to her other relatives and many 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 Lucy Cortez. |
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Hinojosa of Nueces |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 18, 2025, |
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by a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |