Bill Text: TX SR423 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Teresa L. Martinez.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-18 - Reported enrolled [SR423 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR423-Enrolled.html
|
|
||
| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Teresa L. Martinez | ||
| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and | ||
| commemorates the life of Teresa L. Martinez, who died | ||
| November 7, 2018, at the age of 101; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Teresa Martinez was born on October 11, 1917; she | ||
| became a beloved matriarch whose compassion for others and | ||
| commitment to service were a shining example to all who had the | ||
| privilege of sharing in her life; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Widowed at the age of 34, she worked hard to | ||
| support her children, and she devoted her life to caring for her | ||
| large and loving extended family; her surviving children, | ||
| Nereyda L. Benavides, Angélica Serrano, Alejandra López, and | ||
| Gumaro López, and her 19 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren, | ||
| and eight great-great-grandchildren were a source of much joy and | ||
| comfort to her in her later years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, She was known lovingly to her family and friends | ||
| as Guelita Tere, and she was a devout Catholic who practiced her | ||
| faith in her daily life; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A woman of strength, courage, and generosity, she | ||
| gave unselfishly to others, and her wisdom, her humble nature, | ||
| and her enthusiasm for living each day to the fullest will not be | ||
| forgotten; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Teresa Martinez was a loving and devoted mother and | ||
| grandmother, and she leaves behind memories that will be cherished | ||
| forever by her family and friends; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
| Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved | ||
| family of Teresa L. Martinez; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas | ||
| Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in | ||
| memory of Teresa Martinez. | ||
| Zaffirini | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 18, 2019, by a | ||
| rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
