Bill Text: TX HR1202 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Alicia Ester Varela Galvan of Corpus Christi.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-29 - Reported enrolled [HR1202 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1202-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1202 |
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WHEREAS, Cherished memories remain to comfort those mourning | ||
the loss of Alicia Ester Varela Galvan of Corpus Christi, who passed | ||
away on February 8, 2019, at the age of 88; and | ||
WHEREAS, The daughter of Salvador Moncada and Angela Gonzalez | ||
Varela, the former Alicia Varela was born in San Antonio on May 15, | ||
1930; she attended high school at Our Lady of the Lake and college | ||
at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in Terre Haute, Indiana, where she | ||
graduated magna cum laude with a degree in English; while a college | ||
student, she earned her pilot's license and undertook many solo | ||
flights, including one across Lake Michigan; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ms. Varela taught in her hometown for a few years | ||
before moving to Miami, Florida, and working for Burdines's | ||
flagship department store; she rose through the ranks to become | ||
head buyer for Burdines and went on to travel throughout the country | ||
while serving in that position; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1965, she relocated to Corpus Christi and wed the | ||
love of her life, Robert Galvan Sr., with whom she shared more than | ||
half a century of marriage; for many years, she worked alongside her | ||
husband at Galvan Music Company, and she was also employed at times | ||
with King Furniture Company and Union Loan and Jewelry; the couple | ||
became the devoted parents of two children, Robert and Guadalupe, | ||
who preceded her mother in death; she also cherished her | ||
granddaughter, Jacqueline, and her numerous nieces and nephews; and | ||
WHEREAS, An avid reader who was fluent in three languages, | ||
Mrs. Galvan enjoyed discussing politics and pursuing other | ||
intellectual interests; she was a charter member of the Sembradores | ||
de Amistad club, and she was active in Las Parlanchinas and the Pan | ||
American Society as well; she was also a devout Catholic, and she | ||
held memberships in the Society of Mary and the Order of the Holy | ||
Sepulchre; and | ||
WHEREAS, Alicia Galvan was a source of joy to all who shared | ||
in the richness of her life, and she will forever be remembered with | ||
deepest admiration and affection; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Alicia Ester Varela | ||
Galvan and extend heartfelt sympathy to her loved ones; 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 Alicia | ||
Galvan. | ||
Herrero | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1202 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on April 26, 2019. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||