Bill Text: TX HR258 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Carmen Acosta Read of El Paso on her 80th birthday.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-27 - Reported enrolled [HR258 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR258-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 258 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Carmen Acosta Read of El Paso is celebrating her | ||
| 80th birthday on July 16, 2013, to the delight of her family and | ||
| friends; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in Fabens in 1933 to Santiago and Ricarda | ||
| Acosta, the former Carmen Acosta attended Jefferson High School, | ||
| where she participated in ROTC, played saxophone in the band, and | ||
| played tennis; and | ||
| WHEREAS, She married Robert Read in 1951, and the newlyweds | ||
| settled into the home built by the groom and enjoyed many varied | ||
| interests together such as dancing, playing pinochle, and visiting | ||
| loved ones in California; they raised four children, Eileen, | ||
| Richard, Susan, and Robert, and Mrs. Read volunteered as a room | ||
| mother, den mother, and a member of the PTA, eventually serving the | ||
| organization as president; the family created lasting memories of | ||
| countless fun-filled times competing in board games, mental | ||
| challenges, and backyard games, and sometimes just soaking each | ||
| other with the water hose; widowed in 2009, Mrs. Read today shares | ||
| in the love and affection of her children as well as 12 | ||
| grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This delightful octogenarian maintains a busy | ||
| lifestyle, starting each day by reading the newspaper and | ||
| completing the crossword puzzle; she takes pleasure in weekly | ||
| family gatherings, in travels to San Antonio, Garland, and Indiana | ||
| to visit relatives, and in the friendships she has with the members | ||
| of her "lunch bunch" group, the women at her church, Democratic | ||
| Party volunteers, and her neighbors; always ready for new | ||
| adventures, Mrs. Read has gone to a San Antonio Spurs game, | ||
| appreciated mariachis playing along the River Walk in the Alamo | ||
| City, visited the Dallas Cowboys training camp, and even attended | ||
| the Indianapolis 500; a talented cook as well, she is renowned for | ||
| the homemade tamales, menudo, and enchiladas she creates in her | ||
| kitchen; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Blessed with a devoted circle of family and friends, | ||
| Carmen Read is a source of joy and inspiration to all who are | ||
| privileged to know her and to share in the richness of her life; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Carmen Acosta | ||
| Read on the memorable occasion of her 80th birthday and extend to | ||
| her sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mrs. Read as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Marquez | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 258 was adopted by the House on June | ||
| 25, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
