Bill Text: TX HR1980 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: In memory of William Douglas Payea Rios of San Marcos.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-04 - Reported enrolled [HR1980 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR1980-Introduced.html
Bill Title: In memory of William Douglas Payea Rios of San Marcos.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-04 - Reported enrolled [HR1980 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR1980-Introduced.html
87R30254 KSM-D | ||
By: Zwiener | H.R. No. 1980 |
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WHEREAS, The tragic passing of William Douglas Payea Rios of | ||
San Marcos on August 27, 2020, at the age of 15, has brought an | ||
incalculable loss to the family and friends of this beloved young | ||
man; and | ||
WHEREAS, The son of Moneta and Eduardo Rios, William Rios was | ||
born in Plano on August 9, 2005, and moved to San Marcos in December | ||
2008; he grew up with the companionship of six siblings, Bradley, | ||
Rose, Jared, Andrew, R. J., and Victoria; and | ||
WHEREAS, William was a sophomore at San Marcos High School, | ||
where he participated in the robotics program and the CyberPatriot | ||
cyber security program; his favorite pastimes outside of school | ||
included reading, playing video games, engaging in tabletop | ||
strategy games with his friends, and competing in Nerf gun battles | ||
with his siblings; a champion for the underdog, he advocated for | ||
turtles and embraced "slow and steady wins the race" as his personal | ||
credo; he also enjoyed playing with his two poodles; and | ||
WHEREAS, William was a vibrant young man with a kind and | ||
caring heart for others, and he touched the lives of many with his | ||
love and friendship; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of William Douglas | ||
Payea Rios and extend deepest condolences to the members of his | ||
family: to his parents, Moneta and Eduardo Rios; to his siblings, | ||
Bradley, Rose, Jared, Andrew, R. J., and Victoria Rios; to his | ||
grandparents, Jackie Payea, Doug Payea, and Roberto and Christine | ||
Rios; and to his other relatives and 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 William | ||
Rios. |