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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 430
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In Memory |
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of |
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Manuela Garza Sanchez |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Manuela Garza Sanchez, who died February |
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11, 2025, at the age of 88; and |
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WHEREAS, Born to Victorino and Francisca Garza on July 3, |
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1936, Manuela was a beloved matriarch and a treasured member of |
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the Robstown community; and |
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WHEREAS, This gracious and resilient woman was guided in |
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life by her unwavering spiritual devotion, and she found solace |
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and strength as a longtime parishioner of Saint Anthony Catholic |
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Church; for more than 30 years, she provided exemplary care and |
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comfort to countless individuals as a nurse's aid and licensed |
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vocational nurse at Riverside Hospital and Doctors Regional |
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Hospital in Corpus Christi; and |
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WHEREAS, Manuela was a loving mother of eight children, and |
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she was blessed with 16 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren, |
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and three great-great-grandchildren who enriched her life |
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immeasurably; and |
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WHEREAS, Admired for her many talents, Manuela was a gifted |
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seamstress and craftswoman who found peace in reading and joy in |
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being in her kitchen; she was a legendary cook, and she expressed |
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her love for friends and family through the many delicious meals, |
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tamales, and carrot cakes she shared with them; and |
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WHEREAS, Manuela Garza Sanchez was a woman of boundless |
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compassion, warmth, and generosity, and she leaves behind |
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memories that will long be cherished by all who were privileged |
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to share in her life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Manuela Garza Sanchez; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Manuela Garza Sanchez. |
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Hinojosa of Hidalgo |
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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 24, 2025, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |