Bill Text: TX HR147 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Maria Elia Gonzalez of Rio Grande City.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-07-30 - Reported enrolled [HR147 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR147-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 147 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The certain knowledge of a life well lived may | ||
| temper the profound sadness felt by the family and friends of Maria | ||
| Elia Gonzalez of Rio Grande City, who passed away on January 21, | ||
| 2013, at the age of 85; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in La Grulla on July 24, 1927, the former Maria | ||
| Solis married Abel Gonzalez, and the couple became the parents of | ||
| five children, Abel, Ana, Humberto, Enrique, and Melly; through the | ||
| years, she was further blessed with 12 grandchildren and 12 | ||
| great-grandchildren, in whom she took great pride; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Gonzalez inspired others with her abundant | ||
| faith; she helped to establish Sacred Heart Mission in Los Garcias | ||
| and shared her time with the Catholic Daughters of the Americas, the | ||
| Serra Club, Woodmen of the World, the Sacred Heart Organization, | ||
| Vela Perpetua, and the Catholic Mothers Club; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Gonzalez was posthumously awarded the 2013 Good | ||
| Shepherd Award from the Starr County Benedictines; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although Maria Gonzalez will be deeply missed, | ||
| cherished memories of time spent in her company will long endure in | ||
| the hearts of her many loved ones; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of | ||
| Maria Elia Gonzalez and extend deepest sympathy to the members of | ||
| her family: to her children, Ana Maria Gonzalez, Humberto Gonzalez | ||
| and his wife, Cynthia, Enrique Gonzalez and his wife, Gina, and | ||
| Melly Gonzalez Salinas and her husband, Amaro; to her grandchildren | ||
| and great-grandchildren; to her siblings, Silvina Solis Hinojosa, | ||
| Maria Nela Solis Sanchez, Juan Solis, Jr., and his wife, Pita, and | ||
| Dolores Solis Gomez and her husband, Paco; and to her other | ||
| relatives 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 Maria Elia | ||
| Gonzalez. | ||
| Guillen | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 147 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on July 29, 2013. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
