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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A caring and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Maria Luisa Rios Flores of Robstown on December 20, 2022, |
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at the age of 69; and |
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WHEREAS, "Mary Lou" Flores was born to Hilario and Modesta |
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Hinojosa Rios on October 17, 1953, in Robstown, and she grew up |
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sharing in the companionship of nine siblings, Rey, Arturo, |
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Leticia, Martha, Rosie, Hilda, David, Hilario, and Rodney; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1970, she married Ruben Flores, and the couple |
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went on to share a rewarding marriage that spanned more than half a |
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century; Mrs. Flores was a devoted mother to her three sons, Ruben, |
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Rodney, and Roland, and as the years passed, she was further blessed |
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with seven grandchildren, Rheana, Raven, Mercedes, Mariah, |
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Valerie, RJ, and Evan, and three great-grandchildren, Miles, Halle, |
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and Tres; and |
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WHEREAS, Mary Lou Flores possessed a generosity of spirit |
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that expressed itself in myriad ways, and she enriched the lives of |
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countless people with her warmth and kindness; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Maria Luisa Rios |
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Flores and extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: |
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to her husband, Ruben Flores; to her sons, Ruben Flores Jr. and his |
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wife, Carolyn, Rodney Flores and his wife, Marisa, and Roland |
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Flores and Allison Vela; to her siblings, Rey Rios and his wife, |
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Ida, Arturo Rios, Rosie Rios, Leticia Ramon and her husband, |
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Ricardo, Martha Quinn and her husband, Bill, and Hilda Ornelas and |
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her husband, Juan; to her grandchildren, Rheana Derice, Rodney |
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Flores Jr., and Raven, Miah, Mariah, Valerie, and Evan Flores; to |
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her great-grandchildren, Miles and Halle Derice and Florencio |
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Serrano III; and to her other relatives and many friends; and, be it |
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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 Mary Lou |
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Flores. |
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Herrero |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1521 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 19, 2023. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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