Bill Text: TX HR1526 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Jose Ramirez Castilleja of McAllen on his 73rd birthday.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-09 - Reported enrolled [HR1526 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR1526-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1526 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The 73rd birthday of an esteemed Texan is truly | ||
| cause for celebration, and Jose Ramirez Castilleja of McAllen | ||
| reached that notable milestone in his life on March 13, 2011; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The eldest of 10 children born to Santos and | ||
| Marcelina Ramirez Castilleja, Joe Castilleja graduated from | ||
| Edinburg High School in 1958; he subsequently joined his father in | ||
| the agricultural business, working as a foreman as they picked | ||
| oranges and other crops throughout the Rio Grande Valley and East | ||
| Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1961, Mr. Castilleja married his high school | ||
| sweetheart, Dominga Pardo; that same year, he was drafted by the | ||
| United States Army and was stationed in Frankfurt, Germany, until | ||
| 1963; he settled in McAllen after concluding his military service | ||
| and attended Pan American College; he then sold insurance for First | ||
| Security before getting his real estate license and starting his | ||
| own business, Pan American Realty, which he ran for 15 years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Castilleja became a rural route carrier for the | ||
| United States Postal Service in the 1970s and continued in that job | ||
| for 27 years before retiring in 2003; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A parishioner at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic | ||
| Church, he is also a member of the American Legion and the Veterans | ||
| of Foreign Wars; he takes great enjoyment in spending time with his | ||
| family, which today includes 5 children and 10 grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Joe Castilleja is a source of wisdom and inspiration | ||
| to all those who are privileged to know him, and it is a pleasure to | ||
| recognize him on 73 years of life well lived; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby honor Jose Ramirez Castilleja on his 73rd | ||
| birthday and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, | ||
| be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Castilleja as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Gonzales of Hidalgo | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1526 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 5, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
