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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 423
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In Memory |
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of |
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Joe Rivera |
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WHEREAS, Residents of Cameron County lost an esteemed |
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community leader and friend to many with the passing of former |
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county clerk Joe G. Rivera on April 2, 2025, at the age of 85; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on October 19, 1939, Joe Rivera was the son |
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of Faustino and Benita Rivera and grew up in the Corpus Christi |
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area with the companionship of two sisters, Delia and Estella, |
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and two brothers, Gilbert and Faustino; he earned a bachelor's |
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degree from Texas Southmost College and served in the U.S. Marine |
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Corps Reserves from 1957 to 1965; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Rivera first took office as the Cameron County |
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clerk in 1974, and he went on to distinguish himself in that role |
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for more than three and a half decades; during his tenure, he |
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spearheaded numerous projects to modernize the office's |
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operations, and he was honored as the Texas County Clerk of the |
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Year; moreover, he served as president of the County and District |
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Clerks' Association of Texas and further contributed to his |
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profession by appearing before the Texas Legislature on numerous |
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occasions; and |
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WHEREAS, A prominent member of the community, Mr. Rivera |
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held leadership positions with United Way of Southern Cameron |
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County, the Mr. Amigo Association, and the Cameron County Bail |
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Bond Board; he was also a dedicated volunteer for the Jaycees, |
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the Knights of Columbus, and the Charro Days fiesta, and his |
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myriad honors included recognition from the Brownsville Rotary |
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Club and the Distinguished Citizen Award from the Boy Scouts of |
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America; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Rivera shared 65 years of marriage with his |
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beloved wife, Ofilia, and he was the proud father of five |
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children, Michael, Joe Ernest, Robert, John, and Norma; with the |
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passing years, his treasured family grew to include 7 |
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grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; a man of faith, he was |
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an active congregant of St. Luke Catholic Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to his family and his community, |
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Joe Rivera lived a full and generous life, and he leaves behind a |
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legacy of kindness and service to others that will continue to |
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inspire all those who knew and loved him; 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 Joe G. Rivera |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Ofilia Rivera; to his children, Michael Rivera, Joe Ernest |
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Rivera and his wife, Jeannette, Robert Rivera and his wife, |
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Brenda, John Rivera and his wife, Betty, and Norma Myers and her |
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husband, Mike; to his sister, Estella Taylor; to his |
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grandchildren, Daniel, Jacquelyn, Joe Ernest, Lisa, April Marie, |
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Stephanie, and Eric; to his great-grandchildren; and to his 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 his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Joe Rivera. |
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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 April 22, 2025, by a |
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rising vote. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |