Bill Text: TX HR1713 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Mary Sanchez Almendarez of Houston.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-26 - Reported enrolled [HR1713 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1713-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1713 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The life of an esteemed community leader drew to a | ||
| close with the passing of Mary Sanchez Almendarez of Houston on | ||
| April 29, 2023, at the age of 74; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The former Mary Sanchez was born in Crabb on | ||
| February 9, 1949, to Pedro and Petra Sanchez, and she grew up with | ||
| nine older siblings, Guadalupe, Jovita, Marcelina, Cruz, Jose, | ||
| Victor, Ramon, Pedro, and Christino; following her father's death, | ||
| she moved with her family to Houston, where she graduated from | ||
| Jefferson Davis High School; and | ||
| WHEREAS, While attending the University of Houston, | ||
| Ms. Almendarez worked as a teletype operator for the Mitsubishi | ||
| Corporation; she next accepted a position with the U.S. Department | ||
| of Labor and embarked on a rewarding career as a claims examiner | ||
| that spanned more than 27 years; after retiring from the federal | ||
| government, she began working as a reservation agent for | ||
| Continental Airlines; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Civically engaged, Ms. Almendarez contributed to | ||
| her community for more than half a century through her volunteer | ||
| leadership roles and her support of Democratic candidates; she | ||
| served as treasurer of the Texas Democratic Party, as chair of the | ||
| Harris County Tejano Democrats, and as a precinct and election | ||
| judge; she was also a founder and the first president of Hispanic | ||
| Women in Leadership and the first female state president of Image de | ||
| Tejas; she was especially passionate about her work helping to | ||
| provide scholarships for students as president and scholarship | ||
| chair of the League of United Latin American Citizens Council | ||
| No. 402; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Ms. Almendarez enjoyed the | ||
| love and support of her family, which included her daughter, | ||
| Felina, and her granddaughters, Laurel and Belle; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mary Almendarez possessed a generosity of spirit | ||
| that expressed itself in myriad ways, and she leaves behind a record | ||
| of service that her loved ones can remember with pride; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Mary Sanchez | ||
| Almendarez and extend deepest condolences to the members of her | ||
| family: to her daughter and son-in-law, Felina Almendarez Carley | ||
| and David Carley; to her granddaughters, Laurel and Belle Carley; | ||
| to her brother and sister-in-law, Christino "Chris" and Sylvia | ||
| Sanchez; to her sister-in-law, Frances Sanchez; 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 Mary | ||
| Almendarez. | ||
| Morales of Harris | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1713 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on May 25, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
