Bill Text: TX HR154 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Ciro Ochoa Sr. of Mission.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-28 - Reported enrolled [HR154 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR154-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 154 |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends mourned the loss of Ciro Ochoa | ||
Sr. of Mission, who passed away on December 6, 2015; and | ||
WHEREAS, The son of Jose Maria and Guadalupe Ochoa, Ciro | ||
Ochoa was born in La Feria, where he grew up with two brothers, Jose | ||
Maria and Humberto, and two sisters, Delia and Carmela; answering | ||
his nation's call to duty, he served proudly as a member of the U.S. | ||
armed forces during the Korean War; and | ||
WHEREAS, After his stint in the military, Mr. Ochoa returned | ||
to his hometown, where he lived until moving to Mission in 1964; an | ||
esteemed member of the community, he owned and operated a beauty | ||
salon for many years before his retirement; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Ochoa shared a rewarding marriage with Maria de | ||
la Luz Ochoa that spanned more than six decades, and he was the | ||
proud father of three sons, Ciro Ochoa Jr. and his wife, Lillian, | ||
Eli Ochoa and his wife, Velma, and Lino Ochoa and his wife, Kristy; | ||
later in life, he was blessed with eight grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, A man of strong religious faith, Mr. Ochoa attended | ||
St. Paul's Catholic Church; he treasured the time he spent with his | ||
family, and he in turn delighted his loved ones with his hearty | ||
sense of humor; and | ||
WHEREAS, Possessed of a warm and generous nature, Ciro Ochoa | ||
earned the respect and admiration of all who were privileged to know | ||
him, and he will forever be a source of inspiration to those he | ||
leaves behind; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Ciro Ochoa Sr. and | ||
extend heartfelt sympathy to his family and many friends; and, be it | ||
further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of | ||
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Ciro Ochoa | ||
Sr. | ||
Muñoz, Jr. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 154 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on February 23, 2017. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||