Bill Text: TX HR1776 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Sylvia Diana Lopez of Rio Grande City.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-28 - Reported enrolled [HR1776 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1776-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1776 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their | ||
| memories of Sylvia Diana Lopez of Rio Grande City, who passed away | ||
| on September 28, 2017, at the age of 61; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The former Sylvia Garcia was born on April 30, 1956, | ||
| to Jose Leon Garcia and Margarita Carrera, and she grew up with the | ||
| companionship of three siblings, Jose, Ernesto, and Elda; a 1974 | ||
| graduate of Rio Grande City High School, she later returned to | ||
| school and earned a degree from The University of Texas-Pan | ||
| American in 1994; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Guided by her compassion and her determination to be | ||
| an advocate for the underserved, Ms. Lopez pursued a career as a | ||
| licensed social worker; for nearly two decades, she served as | ||
| director of the social work department at Starr County Memorial | ||
| Hospital, and she also generously shared her expertise with | ||
| undergraduate and graduate social work students as a field | ||
| instructor for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Lopez was the devoted mother of three children, | ||
| Dalinda, Frank, and Melinda, and she took great pride in her two | ||
| granddaughters, Cinco and Viva; in her leisure time, she enjoyed | ||
| relaxing on the beach, fishing in the bay, and inviting family and | ||
| friends over for beer and barbecue; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although Sylvia Lopez is deeply missed, she will | ||
| forever be remembered with admiration and affection by her loved | ||
| ones and by the many people whose lives were touched by her work; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Sylvia Diana Lopez | ||
| and extend sincere sympathy to her family and friends; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of | ||
| Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Sylvia | ||
| Diana Lopez. | ||
| Guillen | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1776 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on May 24, 2019. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
