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R E S O L U T I O N
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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 the |
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age of 76; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Lucy Hinojosa was born in Brownsville on |
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July 24, 1948, to Lucio Lopez Hinojosa and Gloria Garcia Lopez, and |
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she grew up with the companionship of five siblings, George, Roy, |
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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 of |
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Texas at Brownsville in 1992; she enjoyed a rewarding career at the |
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Texas Department of State Health Services that spanned four decades |
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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 years, |
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she had the pleasure of welcoming into her family 11 grandchildren |
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and 5 great-grandchildren; her many hobbies included collecting |
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recipes, and she especially loved sweet treats; a woman of deep |
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faith, she enjoyed watching Joel Osteen Ministries and reading the |
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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 she |
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brought into their lives, and they will forever hold her close in |
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their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby pay tribute to the memory of Lucy J. Cortez and extend |
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sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her husband, |
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Antonio M. Cortez; to her children, Marco Antonio Cortez and his |
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wife, Esmeralda, Amy Cortez, and Jose Antonio Cortez and his wife, |
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Aida; to her brothers, George, Roy, and Louis Hinojosa; to her |
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grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and to her other relatives |
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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 this |
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day, it do so in memory of Lucy Cortez. |