Bill Text: TX HR1386 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Eliahna Torres of Uvalde.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-02 - Reported enrolled [HR1386 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1386-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1386 |
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WHEREAS, Words cannot fully express the sorrow felt by the | ||
loved ones of Eliahna Torres of Uvalde, who passed away on May 24, | ||
2022, at the age of 10; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in Uvalde on January 12, 2012, to Eli and Sandra | ||
Torres, Eliahna Torres was blessed with the companionship of her | ||
sisters, Justice and Eliza, and her brothers, Eli and Dylan; her | ||
extended family included her grandparents, her nieces and nephews, | ||
and her many aunts, uncles, and cousins, and she also benefited from | ||
the love and support of numerous people in the wider community; and | ||
WHEREAS, A vibrant girl with a radiant smile, Eliahna enjoyed | ||
being silly and making everyone laugh; she had developed a | ||
compassionate and nurturing nature that set her apart at such a | ||
young age, and she was always putting the needs of others ahead of | ||
her own; she was also a promising softball player who was vying for | ||
a spot on her city's all-star team; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although her journey on this earth ended far too | ||
soon, Eliahna Torres touched the lives of those around her in ways | ||
beyond measure, and she will forever hold a special place in their | ||
hearts; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Eliahna Torres and | ||
extend deepest condolences to the members of her family: to her | ||
parents, Sandra and Eli Torres; to her siblings, Justice Montes and | ||
her husband, Felix, Eliza Torres and her partner, Joe Camacho, Eli | ||
Torres Jr. and his wife, Karina Arizmendi, and Dylan Rodriguez; to | ||
her nieces, Arabella, Alaiyah, Avayah, Nayeli, and Lexi; to her | ||
nephews, Mark, Eli, and Joe; to her grandparents, Eva Cruz and her | ||
husband, Victor Cabralez, Adolfo Cruz, Moses and Araceli Torres, | ||
and Eloisa and Andres Alvarado; to her other relatives and friends; | ||
and to the countless others in Uvalde and beyond who mourn her | ||
passing; 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 Eliahna | ||
Torres. | ||
King of Uvalde | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1386 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 2, 2023. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||